The fire at Jay Bhawani SRA building in Goregaon on Friday, which left seven dead and over 60 injured, has once again turned the spotlight on electric auditing of buildings in the city. The proposal for electric audits was first made after a fire in One Avighna Park in Currey Road in October 2021. But, two years on, it appears to be in limbo.

According to a fire official, the fire at Jay Bhawani was caused due to a short circuit. On average, 16 fires are reported in Mumbai daily, of which 11 are caused by electrical failures. Of the 48,434 fires in the city between 2008 and 2018, official data shows, short circuits caused 32,516 fires.