Fire code question · Maharashtra, occupancy A-5, height 18 m

Is an automatic fire alarm required in a hotel in Maharashtra?

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RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS. Hotels (A-5) (Notes 8 and 22). 15 m and above but not exceeding 30 m. Column Manual electronic fire alarm: R.

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Maharashtra Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures Act 2006, Schedule I, substituted by Mah. 24 of 2023 s.24; Maharashtra Government Gazette Extraordinary Part Eight, 11 May 2023

Schedule I, Hotels (A-5) (Notes 8 and 22), row (2), column Manual electronic fire alarmSchedule I, Hotels (A-5) (Notes 8 and 22), row (2), column Automatic detection and alarmSchedule I, Note 2Schedule I, Hotels (A-5) (Notes 8 and 22), row (2), column Fire extinguisherSchedule I, Note 1

Maharashtra Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures Rules, 2009, rule 2; Maharashtra Government Gazette Extraordinary Part IV-B, 23 June 2009, Urban Development Department Notification No. FFS. 2008/CR-181/08/UD-20

Maharashtra Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures (Amendment) Rules, 2025, paragraph 4 (amends rule 3); Maharashtra Government Gazette Extraordinary Part IV-B, 12 June 2025, Urban Development Department notification No. MFS-2023/C.R.370/UD-14

Maharashtra Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures (Amendment) Rules, 2025, paragraph 5 (amends rule 4); Maharashtra Government Gazette Extraordinary Part IV-B, 12 June 2025, Urban Development Department notification No. MFS-2023/C.R.370/UD-14

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