TRP fire: Visitors made to sign form relinquishing lawsuit rights
Visitors to the TRP Game Zone in Gujarat's Rajkot were made to sign a form that waived their right to sue the company, India Today reported. A massive fire erupted at the gaming center on Saturday evening, which claimed the lives of nearly 30 people. As an investigation into the case is underway, shocking developments of negligence on the part of the company have surfaced, including operating without a no-objection certificate (NOC) for fire clearance.
'Visitors assume all risk of loss, damage, or injury'
A form accessed by India Today showed that once visitors sign the document to use the equipment, "TRP Go-Karts & paintball, its member, agent, employees, successrors, or assigns" are released from "all liability whatsover for personal injury, property damage or loss or wrongful death caused by its negligence." The form said that visitors "assume all risk of loss, damage, or injury, including death" once they engage in any activities offered at the gaming zone.
2 arrested in fire case
Following the fire, the police registered an FIR against six partners of the game zone in Gujarat's Rajkot city on charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. Of the six, two people, including the manager of the TRP game zone, Nitin Jain, and one of the partners in the facility, Yuvraj Singh Solanki, were arrested by the police on Sunday.
Fire NOC was under process: Rajkot Police commissioner
Rajkot Police Commissioner Raju Bhargava told reporters that in November 2023, the local police granted the gaming zone a booking license, which was renewed for the period of January 1 to December 31, 2024. "The game zone had received permissions from the roads and buildings department. It had also submitted a proof of fire safety equipment to obtain the fire NOC which was under process and not yet completed," the official said.
Facility had just 1 exit
Official sources also revealed that the facility had a single gate, measuring six to seven feet in height, serving as both an entry and exit point. Additionally, it had stored between 1500 and 2000- liters of diesel for generators and around 1000 and 1500- liters of petrol for go-karting, which exacerbated the intensity of the fire. The cause of the fire remains unknown, but it is suspected to have started due to a short circuit.
