<p>A detailed report issued by authorities in Mumbai has stated that the cause of the<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/fire-breaks-out-in-lower-parel-mumbai-15-dead-27994"> Kamala Mills</a> fire which left dead 15 dead and many injured was due to the &quot;fire started&nbsp;from the flying embers from the <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/mumbai-kumala-mills-fire-fire-brigade-investigation-suspects-fire-caused-due-to-charcoal-used-for-hookah-28669">hookah</a> being illegally served&quot;&nbsp;in the <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/mumbai-fire-case-mojos-bistros-absconding-co-owner-yug-tuli-arrested-29638">Mojo&#39;s Bistro</a> restaurant which was partially covered and&nbsp;which is unauthorised.&nbsp;</p>

<p>As per the report, the terrace was made up of a&nbsp;lot of combustible material, which led to the &quot;fire spreading in seconds&quot;.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Moreover, the unauthorised covering of the open area in the <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/kamala-mills-fire-mumbai-police-arrests-1above-pub-owners-after-massive-manhunt-29167">1-Above</a> restaurant also had flammable material which immediately caught fire from the common wall of two restaurants shared.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The report also stated that the owners of the restaurants were&nbsp;responsible for the fire and death of people as no strict actions was taken and also for the use of &quot;unauthorised covering&quot;&nbsp;of open space.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The interior designers and architects of the restaurants have shown &quot;zero precautions and diligence&quot;&nbsp;in the construction of the unauthorised and dangerous structure and therefore should&nbsp;be subject to criminal actions as well, the report stated.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Similarly, what needs to be investigated is the &quot;role of the facility manager&quot;&nbsp;as mentioned in the &quot;leave and license agreement&quot;&nbsp;made with the restaurant owner, the reports added.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Also read: &nbsp;<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/mumbai-fire-hero-cop-saves-nine-says-i-am-sad-that-those-14-people-couldnt-be-saved-28302" target="_blank">Mumbai fire: Hero cop saves nine, says &#39;I am sad that those 14 people couldn&#39;t be saved&#39;</a></p>

<p>The report&nbsp;observed that departments of MCGM had given some permissions, and taken actions against the illegal use of terrace areas, unauthorised construction under MMC and MRTP Act.</p>

<p>The report also suggested&nbsp;measures to be taken to avoid such incidents in the future which mentioned that owner/occupier must appoint &quot;one fire safety officer&quot; among the employees who is trained in matters related to fire safety of&nbsp;buildings and commercial complexes, with his name and contact details submitted to the office of the chief fire officer.&nbsp;</p>

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A detailed report issued by authorities in Mumbai has stated that the cause of the Kamala Mills fire which left dead 15 dead and many injured was due to the "fire started from the flying embers from the hookah being illegally served" in the Mojo's Bistro restaurant which was partially covered and which is unauthorised. As per the report, the terrace was made up of a lot of combustible material, which led to the "fire spreading in seconds". Moreover, the unauthorised covering of the open area in the 1-Above restaurant also had flammable material which immediately caught fire from the common wall of two restaurants shared. Report copy (Others) × The report also stated that the owners of the restaurants were responsible for the fire and death of people as no strict actions was taken and also for the use of "unauthorised covering" of open space. The interior designers and architects of the restaurants have shown "zero precautions and diligence" in the construction of the unauthorised and dangerous structure and therefore should be subject to criminal actions as well, the report stated. Similarly, what needs to be investigated is the "role of the facility manager" as mentioned in the "leave and license agreement" made with the restaurant owner, the reports added. Also read: Mumbai fire: Hero cop saves nine, says 'I am sad that those 14 people couldn't be saved' The report observed that departments of MCGM had given some permissions, and taken actions against the illegal use of terrace areas, unauthorised construction under MMC and MRTP Act. The report also suggested measures to be taken to avoid such incidents in the future which mentioned that owner/occupier must appoint "one fire safety officer" among the employees who is trained in matters related to fire safety of buildings and commercial complexes, with his name and contact details submitted to the office of the chief fire officer. Report copy (Others) × The safety officer must have a designated uniform and should be easily identifiable, the report said.

Kamala Mills fire started from 'flying embers' from hookah illegally served at Mojo's Bistro: Report

<p>&nbsp;The Mumbai Bhoiwada Court on Monday sent two managers of the pub &#39;1 Above&#39; to police custody till January 9.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The Mumbai police earlier arrested the two for their role in the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.wionews.com/photos/in-pics-how-the-tragic-incident-happened-625">Kamala Mills fire tragedy</a>&nbsp;in Mumbai&#39;s Lower Parel area.</p>

<p>Gibson Lopez (34) and Kevin Bawa (35) were arrested by a team of sleuths from the NM Joshi Marg police station, an official said.</p>

<p>They were present in the pub when the blaze occurred in the early hours of December 29, but fled without helping the guests, the official said.</p>

<p>They have been booked under IPC sections 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 337 (causing hurt by an act endangering life or personal safety of others) and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention), the police said.</p>

<p>A day after at least 14 people including 11 women died and 54 others were injured in the midnight blaze, police had issued lookout notices against the two co-owners of the rooftop pub, Hitesh Sanghvi and Jigar Sanghvi.</p>

<p>Alternately, the police, on Saturday, had arrested the co-owners&#39;<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/kamala-mills-fire-two-relatives-of-pub-owners-arrested-28176"> uncle and cousin</a>&nbsp;for allegedly providing them&nbsp;shelter. The Sanghvi brothers were booked&nbsp;on various charges, including culpable homicide not amounting to murder.</p>

<p>The police, after recording statements of survivors, says that the fire started at 1-Above&nbsp;pub which the management had denied and blamed the adjacent Mojo&#39;s Bistro for the incident.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The management of 1-Above had also previously claimed that they are being targeted as the owners of the adjacent pub are influential.</p>

<p>It had blamed Mojo&#39;s Bistro on the floor below for not having an emergency exit, leading to overcrowding of the escape avenues of 1-Above.</p>

<p>In the wake of the fire incident, police on Saturday registered three cases against mall and pub owners in the city on charges of illegal construction, officials said.&nbsp;</p>


They were present in the pub when the blaze occurred in the early hours of December 29, but fled without helping the guests, the official said

The Mumbai Bhoiwada Court on Monday sent two managers of the pub '1 Above' to police custody till January 9. #KamalaMillsFire: Both managers of the pub '1 Above ' have been sent to Police custody till 9 January by #Mumbai's Bhoiwada Court. — ANI (@ANI) January 1, 2018 × The Mumbai police earlier arrested the two for their role in the Kamala Mills fire tragedy in Mumbai's Lower Parel area. Gibson Lopez (34) and Kevin Bawa (35) were arrested by a team of sleuths from the NM Joshi Marg police station, an official said. They were present in the pub when the blaze occurred in the early hours of December 29, but fled without helping the guests, the official said. They have been booked under IPC sections 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 337 (causing hurt by an act endangering life or personal safety of others) and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention), the police said. A day after at least 14 people including 11 women died and 54 others were injured in the midnight blaze, police had issued lookout notices against the two co-owners of the rooftop pub, Hitesh Sanghvi and Jigar Sanghvi. Alternately, the police, on Saturday, had arrested the co-owners' uncle and cousin for allegedly providing them shelter. The Sanghvi brothers were booked on various charges, including culpable homicide not amounting to murder. The police, after recording statements of survivors, says that the fire started at 1-Above pub which the management had denied and blamed the adjacent Mojo's Bistro for the incident. The management of 1-Above had also previously claimed that they are being targeted as the owners of the adjacent pub are influential. It had blamed Mojo's Bistro on the floor below for not having an emergency exit, leading to overcrowding of the escape avenues of 1-Above. In the wake of the fire incident, police on Saturday registered three cases against mall and pub owners in the city on charges of illegal construction, officials said.

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Kamala Mills fire started from 'flying embers' from hookah illegally served at Mojo's Bistro: Report

Kamala Mills fire: 2 managers of rooftop pub '1-Above' sent to police custody till January 9