How India's Building Code Gaps Left Coaching Centers Fire-Unsafe

A June fire in a Lucknow animation center killed at least 15 students, mostly 16–18. The building wasn't designed for schools. India's National Building Code mandates fire clearance before such conversions, but states enforce it unevenly. Understaffed fire services can't inspect the country's countless unregulated coaching centers, letting unsafe operations run for years before disaster.