Chandigarh, June 24 -- A day after a coaching centre in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, caught fire and killed 15 students, the fire and rescue services of the UT municipal corporation conducted a surprise fire safety inspection at major coaching institutes in Sector 34, Chandigarh, on Tuesday.

The drive was carried out under the supervision of Inder Jeet, joint commissioner-cum-chief fire officer, MC Chandigarh. Officials said the inspection aimed at assessing preparedness in high-footfall educational establishments, particularly those hosting large numbers of students daily.

A team of station fire officers from Fire Stations of Sectors 17, 32, Ram Darbar and Manimajra participated in the inspection. The officials examined several prominent co...