Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Concerns over fire safety on the rise in Mumbai

India continues to experience fires in residential and commercial buildings that are all too frequent, with overpopulated slum areas being particularly vulnerable

The country's financial hub of Mumbai, which is heavily overcrowded, has suffered a series of fires recently. This has led to mounting pressure on state authorities from the Bombay High Court and residents for fire safety regulations to be more strictly enforced.

Rebecca Bundhun reports from a slum in Mumbai where homes were recently destroyed in a massive fire.

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