A day after the massive fire that killed five of their neighbours, furious residents of Sargam Society lodged an FIR against its developer and his two partners, with the Tilak Nagar police. They claim they had been begging him for an Occupation Certificate (OC) as it is issued after verification of a proper functional fire-fighting system and building plans, but he kept putting them off.

According to rules, one should only occupy houses that have an OC, but locals said a majority of the buildings in Tilak Nagar do not have OCs. Residents of Sargam Society, which is a ground plus 15-storey building, said that the builder, Reliance Realtors, has failed to form a society for them. They also said it was only after a financial contribution amongst themselves that they installed fire extinguishers which the builder had failed to provide. However, fire officials said that none of the extinguishers were in working condition and hence there was a delay in fire-fighting.