Caring two hoots for the law

The building housing Fastrack, Harmony, SONY and other shops located next (next to the Begumpet Nala and Pantaloons) has been on fire from 8.30 am on Sunday, 27th May 2012. Seven hours later, the snorkel machine is still fighting the blaze. Old timers will recollect that at one time this building next to the old Times of India office at Begumpet used to house the Sanman hotel. Traffic from Rasoolpura to Greenlands is totally choked. Please take the Necklace Road.


Just yesterday, a transformer blast at Begumpet started a fire which engulfed an entire building (see picture on top). Fire department officials said the transformer was installed next to building instead of the mandatory 9 meters gap that needs to be maintained. Today this is the sight I saw: just 100 meters away from yesterday's disaster, a transformer was being installed inside a new building. What happened to the 9 meters rule? Will the CPDCL and AP State Fire Services answer this blatant violation of law?