India, Oct. 25 -- The Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) will soon initiate action against the management of the JMS Business Centre in Jogeshwari West for various lapses including the lack of a fire no objection certificate (NOC), chief fire officer (CFO) Ravindra Ambulgekar told Hindustan Times.

"The building did not have a no objection certificate (NOC) from the fire department or even an occupancy certificate (OC) from the BMC (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation). As both certificates are mandatory, we will send them show cause notices soon," said Ravindra Ambulgekar, chief fire officer (CFO), MFB.

Electricity and sewage lines to the building would also be disconnected, he said.

A major fire had engulfed the top five floors of the 13-storey...