The Maharashtra government has not set the best example when it comes to following safety regulations, as is clear from the mid-day investigation into Sunday’s fire at the Make In India event at Girgaum Chowpatty.

Yesterday’s front-page report revealed several procedural lapses — the most significant one being no apparent record of a fire audit. If a proper audit had been conducted, as claimed by the CM, and the compliance report submitted, the blaze could probably have been averted. In addition, despite the courts strictly saying no to fireworks or pyrotechnics, they were used at the event.