Overview
- Fire teams from the Pune Municipal Corporation sealed 11 paying‑guest hostels in Lohegaon and Nimbalkar Nagar after inspections found no permanent or temporary fire‑fighting systems.
- Inspectors also found owners could not produce required papers such as fire NOCs, building permission, drainage and water clearances, structural audit reports and tax records.
- The Fire Brigade must file a formal report within 10 days and the municipal commissioner has directed officials to register FIRs against unauthorised or non‑compliant operators.
- Officials expanded enforcement by issuing seven‑day notices to 36 establishments in Shivajinagar, Navi Peth and Lohegaon and say they will intensify action in Lohegaon, Kharadi and Wagholi after the festival.
- Pune hosts thousands of student accommodations—officials estimate more than 3,500 registered and unregistered PGs—so the audit will be phased and could lead to more closures, legal cases and pressure on colleges that refer students to unsafe premises.