High-rises sealed, three Islamabad hospitals fined over fire safety violations
ISLAMABAD: Following the recent tragic incident at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims), where 14 newborn babies died in a fire, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has intensified enforcement of fire and life safety regulations across Islamabad, sealing several high-rise buildings and partially sealing two hotels in Blue Area while imposing fines on three hospitals. The CDA…
The tragic fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) on August 26 claimed the lives of 14 newborn babies, prompting the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to take strict action in Islamabad. The CDA has intensified enforcement of fire and life safety regulations, sealing several high-rise buildings and partially sealing two hotels in the Blue Area, while imposing fines on three hospitals.
A CDA official revealed that the organizations Pims, Polyclinic, and the Capital Hospital were fined Rs500,000 each for non-compliance with fire and life safety requirements. Shaheed-i-Millat Secretariat, State Life Building, and Trade Development Authority of Pakistan Building were also sealed due to non-compliance with fire safety observations from the CDA's Fire & Emergency Services Directorate.
The CDA chairman, Sohail Ashraf, has issued a zero-tolerance approach towards serious fire safety violations and emphasized that no building, institution, or organization can compromise people's lives and safety by ignoring essential fire prevention and emergency response requirements.
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