The incident has once again revived the demand from citizens, activists, and former corporators for setting up a burns ward at the civic-run YCM hospital.
The reports of the forensic DNA analysis of the six persons, who were charred to death beyond recognition, were received by the police on Sunday evening.
The accused include Sharad Sutar, who ran the sparkling candle unit; Chinchwad resident Nazir Amir Shikalgar, who owns the land on which the unit was set up; and two women
The owner of SVS Aqua Technologies, who was arrested in connection with a fire tragedy at his chemical plant near here which claimed 17 lives, was on Wednesday remanded to police custody till June 13 by a court in Pune. At least 17 workers, including 15 women, were killed in the massive fire at SVS Aqua Technologies s plant, which manufacturers chemicals, including chlorine dioxide (used in water purification), on Monday. A case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder was registered