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Over 3 lakh Mumbai buildings lag on fire compliance, only 2 per cent renew certificates
Updated On: 15 August, 2026 07:22 AM IST | Mumbai | Sarthak Mehta | Eeshanpriya MS
More than 3 lakh buildings in Mumbai are not up to date with mandatory fire compliance, according to Mumbai Fire Brigade data reviewed by mid-day. In the last two quarters, only around 2 per cent of the city’s buildings completed the required self-renewal of their fire compliance certificates

Screengrabs from a video of the blaze at Shanta Bhuvan society. Pic/By Special Arrangement
More than 3 lakh buildings in Mumbai aren’t up to date with their fire compliance. Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) data reviewed by mid-day revealed that in the last two quarters, only approximately 2 per cent of the city’s buildings completed the mandatory self-renewal of their fire compliance certificate.

Shanta Bhuvan building on Baptista Road in Vile Parle West hours after the fire was doused on Wednesday. PIC/RITIKA GONDHALEKAR




