29 years after Uphaar tragedy, victims' association says no lessons learnt
29 years after the Uphaar tragedy, victims' association demands accountability and highlights ongoing fire safety failures in Delhi.
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Marking 29 years of the Uphaar cinema hall fire tragedy, the Association of Victims of Uphaar Tragedy (AVUT) on Saturday renewed its demand for stricter accountability in cases of negligence leading to loss of lives, saying that recurring fire incidents in Delhi show that no lessons have been learnt.According to the statement, the association held its annual havan and shanti paath in Green Park, opposite the former Uphaar cinema site, to remember the 59 people who died in the June 13, 1997 fire and those injured in one of the country's worst cinema hall disasters.
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