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Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim announces ban on rooftop restaurants in city

Kolkata, May 2 (UNI) Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) Mayor Firhad Hakim on Friday announced a blanket ban on rooftop restaurants in this city, three days after a blaze in a central Kolkata hotel killed 14 people on Tuesday, official sources said.
Hakim, also the West Bengal urban development minister, announced a complete ban on rooftop restaurants and commercial setups atop the buildings in this metropolitan city. His announcement came after a talk with city police administration and the fire brigade department following a series of fire, including that of Rituraj Hotel in the busy and congested wholesale market -Burrabazar.
The hotel fire, which was first noticed in the restaurant, killed 14 people, two of them pre-teen boys and a woman. Sources said the KMC would soon issue a notice on this matter prohibiting setting up restaurants on the rooftops as well as in the commercial buildings.
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