Theatres should undertake fire safety checks: Thackeray
The Hindu
Maharashtra CM issues directives to cinema halls before reopening
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday directed that theatres and cinema halls across the State, which are to reopen from October 22, must have carried out proper fire and structural safety checks.
During a meeting with office-bearers of the Cinema Owners and Exhibitors Association here, Mr. Thackeray said that a solution would be worked out in coordination with the State Finance department to address the problems afflicting single-screen cinema halls that are mired in financial woes wrought by the pandemic- induced lockdowns.
“Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray today said that cinemas in the State should start with proper fire and structural safety checks,” said a statement issued by the Chief minister's Office (CMO).