The State Fire Services on Wednesday issued notices to as many as 26 shopping malls, hotels, jewellery showrooms and other establishments here for violating the fire safety norms.
The department has given two months’ deadline to the owners of the establishments to correct the fire safety violations.
In case, the building owners fail to adopt the safety mechanism within the stipulated time, action will be taken against them according to Orissa Fire Prevention and Fire Safety Rules of 2017, stated the notice.
Sources said a leading jewellery showroom Kalyan Jewellers was first to receive the notice. Recently, some parts of luxurious hotels including The New Marrion, Hotel Suryansh and Hotel Seetal were sealed by fire service personnel after a fire safety inspection in the city.
The Odisha Fire Safety and Fire Prevention Rules make it mandatory for hospitals, nursing homes, cinema halls and malls to adhere to fire safety norms.
