A faulty electrical circuit caused the fire at Colaba’s Metro House last month that houses Café Mondegar, Metro Shoes, McDonald’s among others. According to the fire brigade's final report submitted recently, a copy of which is with mid-day, the building had no firefighting equipment. Also, several staircases in the building were encroached upon, there were illegal additions and alterations, and there was storage in lofts against the rules. The fire brigade has now prohibited resumption of any commercial activity without its NOC. It has also given a host of instructions to MHADA and BMC for inspection of the structure.

No operations can resume in the building without the fire brigade’s NOC. Pics/Satej Shinde