The record
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- People including an IAS officer's wife were rescued from a stuck lift at a five-star hotel in DB Mall, Bhopal.
- Municipal authorities discovered that the elevator lacked an Automatic Rescue Device and had missed its scheduled monthly maintenance.
- Officials subsequently inspected the premises for fire safety compliance and found multiple deficiencies in the building's emergency systems.
- The municipal corporation sealed three elevators at the hotel due to these safety violations.
- Future inspections are planned for other hotels, hospitals, and multi-story buildings across the city to enforce safety standards.
What to watch next
- Municipal inspection of lifts in other city hotels and hospitals
- Follow-up enforcement actions against non-compliant building operators
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Named India · DB Mall · Bhopal Municipal Corporation · Sanskriti Jain
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