India, March 24 -- The Delhi Fire Services (DFS) has delayed the renewal of fire safety certificates (FSC) of many significant government buildings, including the Old Parliament Complex, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) building, some parts of Bharat Mandapam at Pragati Maidan, and the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) building, after finding shortcomings in the fire safety arrangements during fire audits carried out by its fire officials, said at least two senior DFS officers on condition of anonymity.

DFS has uploaded the audit reports, mentioning the shortcomings related to fire safety arrangements in the buildings, on its website. Also, letters regarding the same have been sent to the officials concerned with the buildings, informing ...