Abhishek Banerjee’s Kolkata Office Building Ordered to Vacate Floors over Fire Safety Lapses
Officials said the basement, sixth and seventh floors cannot be used until fire safety deficiencies are fixed and a valid certificate is obtained.
- On Friday, the West Bengal Fire Department ordered the immediate evacuation of the basement, 6th, and 7th floors of a building at 9 Camac Street in Kolkata, where Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee maintains his office.
- Safety violations discovered during a Monday inspection, including an expired Fire Safety Certificate and lack of designated fire exits, prompted the order after a 48-hour deadline passed without response from the owner.
- Addressed to owner Mahesh Kumar Agarwal, the notice stated that the basement and specified floors pose an 'imminent threat' to life and property, requiring immediate rectification of deficiencies to obtain a valid Fire Safety Certificate.
- The order follows the ransacking of Banerjee's office on Thursday and a controversy last week involving removal of an 'illegal' TMC billboard, which sparked scuffles with Police and Kolkata Municipal Corporation officials.
- Mamata Banerjee condemned the incident, warning of protests if 'atrocities' against her party continued, while Police have arrested six individuals in connection with the office attack and are investigating potential political affiliations.
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LatestlyKolkata: Fire department orders evacuation of basement at Abhishek Banerjee’s office building
The West Bengal Fire Department on Friday issued a notice to immediately vacate the basement(s) of the premises at 9 Camac Street, citing non-maintenance and inadequacy of required fire safety measures. The premises house the office of Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee.
Abhishek Banerjee's Camac Street office ordered to shut over fire safety violations
The order cited the non-maintenance and inadequacy of required fire safety measures and concluded that the affected portions of the building posed an "imminent threat" to the safety of life and property.
Fire department orders evacuation of TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's office in Kolkata over safety norms
he fire department alleged that the fire extinguishing system of the fire department is not good and also alleged that the fire safety certificate has not been renewed. Therefore, it has been ordered to be evacuated immediately.
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