The recent Lotus Business Park fire in Andheri (West) which resulted in the death of a fireman has thrown the spotlight squarely on the state of fire fighting in the city. It took nine hours to douse the flames last week and around 40 fire officials carried out the cooling operations at the Lotus Business Park.

There has been plenty of analysis post this fire, as there should be. One is happy to note that Mumbai showed a large heart and financial help for the dead fireman’s widow came from ordinary people too, who were moved by her plight from press reports.