CDA Sends Notice to Famous Islamabad Hotel Over Poor Fire Safety Arrangements
Authorities in Islamabad have served the Marriott Hotel with a notice over fire safety shortcomings, days after a hospital blaze … Read More The post CDA Sends Notice to Famous Islamabad Hotel Over Poor Fire Safety Arrangements appeared first on ProPakistani .
Islamabad's Capital Development Authority (CDA) has served the Marriott Hotel with a notice regarding poor fire safety arrangements following a recent hospital blaze that claimed the lives of 14 newborn babies. The notice, issued on September 1, 2021, was prompted by an inspection that revealed deficiencies in the hotel's fire and life-safety measures, in compliance with the Islamabad Fire Prevention and Life Safety Regulations 2010.
The hotel, a prominent luxury establishment that frequently accommodates foreign dignitaries, business leaders, and other high-profile guests, was directed to rectify the identified shortcomings and obtain a compliance certificate post completion of necessary corrective measures. Failure to address these deficiencies could result in enforcement actions, potentially including the sealing of the building.
The heightened enforcement comes in the wake of a series of fire safety concerns in Islamabad. Less than a week before the Marriott notice, a nursery at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences was engulfed in flames, resulting in the tragic loss of 14 infants on August 26. This incident led to intensified inspections across the city, with several high-rise buildings sealed and fines imposed on institutions failing to meet fire and life-safety standards.
The CDA's action underscores persistent issues in Islamabad's building safety landscape, a rapidly expanding metropolis where authorities have long acknowledged widespread non-compliance with safety regulations. In January, the authority completed a comprehensive fire-safety survey of over 6,500 public and private structures, including 300 government properties, revealing that many lacked proper fire safety plans and certificates.
The survey was a response to a deadly gas-cylinder explosion in Islamabad and emerged amid mounting worry over building safety following a significant fire at a shopping complex in Karachi. Authorities emphasized the critical need for functional emergency exits in residential and commercial buildings to safeguard occupants from fire and electrical hazards.
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