mid-day's safety audit exposed fire hazards at major hospitals. File pic

A day after mid-day completed its week-long safety audit of Mumbai's biggest hospitals and exposed major fire hazards at all of them, the BMC has swung into action to address the lapses. Its health department has roped in the fire brigade to carry out a joint inspection of civic hospitals, and a full report is expected in a fortnight. Meanwhile, officials have already removed expired fire extinguishers for refills. Last week, the BMC administration called a meeting of officials from the Fire and Disaster departments to address the lapses in fire safety at civic hospitals.