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Health

Check your home’s fire safety, take part in the ‘iamfiresafe’ campaign

March 18, 2020 Uday Vijayan

Now that many Bengalureans are working from home, the citizen group Beyond Carlton has launched a campaign for residents to check the fire safety of their homes.

Health

“All government hospitals in Bengaluru should have a burns ward”: Beyond Carlton

February 24, 2020 Uday Vijayan

For a population of over one crore, Bengaluru has only two hospitals that have a specialised burns unit. On Saturday, Beyond Carlton collective appealed to the government to set up such units in government hospitals across the state.

Civic

‘Flouting of norms by builders poses fire hazards for buildings’

February 26, 2019 Arjun Rajan

The Beyond Carlton Memorial Lecture ‘ Our cities on Fire’ was held during the anniversary of Carlton Towers fire, after nine years of the tragedy. A campaign to assess fire risk assessments for apartments was launched. A food delivery boy who saved 10 people at a hospital fire in Mumbai was felicitated.

Governance

“Fire Safety awareness must start with the young”

February 19, 2018 Deepa Vaishnavi V M

To create awareness about fire safety and reduce risks, it is important to sensitise the youth through creative campaigns – in schools, colleges and elsewhere, said Professor Rajiv Gowda at the 2018 annual memorial lecture organised by Beyond Carlton.

Governance

Time to make fire safety an election issue in Bengaluru

February 13, 2018 Uday Vijayan

There are repeated fire accidents in the city and elsewhere. What are our political parties doing about it, what can they do?

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Civic

Beyond Carlton offers free counselling for fire accident victims and their families

February 8, 2017 Uday Vijayan

Fire accident victims have not too many people to guide them on how to come out of the trauma. Here’s some help.

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Civic

Have a fire-safe Deepavali while also enjoying yourself!

October 29, 2016 Uday Vijayan

Lamps, snacks and crackers in the company of family. A perfect way of celebrating Deepavali! A festival where moderation invariably flies out of the window, especially in the presence of all that food, and the

Governance

13 year old demos fire extinguisher he invented himself

February 29, 2016 Deepa Vaishnavi V M

Jayakumar talked about how around 90-95% of people in his hometown of Sivakasi worked in cracker manufacturing units and how not much importance was being given to safety in these units.

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Beyond Carlton launches India’s first fire safety community

April 1, 2015 Uday Vijayan

Beyond Carlton’s revamped website hopes to kindle the conversation between those citizens looking to address the topic of fire safety.

Infrastructure

Make your building fire-safe with the help of this app

October 20, 2014 News Desk

Through this app, you can report fire safety violations to the Fire Department and get them rectified, before a tragedy strikes.

Governance

Dear MP candidates, what will you do to make Bangalore fire-safe?

April 1, 2014 Uday Vijayan

Bangalore has 440 high rise buildings in all, but the number of aerial ladders available is disproportional to this number. What can MPs do?

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Governance

Fire safety: 25 things to keep in mind

March 2, 2014 Vasanthkumar Mysoremath

Prevention is better than cure. Here’s the check list for high rises, to ensure fire safety.

Governance

Beyond Carlton, what has been achieved?

February 21, 2011 News Desk

Beyond Carlton, the non-profit fighting for justice post the Carlton fire shares an update on their activities on the occasion of the first anniversary of the tragedy.

Civic

‘Beyond Carlton’ group keeps fire safety issue burning

June 16, 2010 Vaishnavi Vittal

Survivors and kin of victims of the Carlton tower fire are working relentlessly to spread awareness on fire safety, hoping to better prepare Bangaloreans and mitigate risks for the city.


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