law: Factories Act, 1948 
  38. Precautions in case of fire 
  
  (1) In every factory, all practicable measures shall be taken to
  
  prevent outbreak of fire and its spread, both internally and externally, and to
  
  provide and maintain- 
  (a) safe means of escape for all persons in
  
  the event of a fire, and
  (b) the necessary equipment and facilities for
  
  extinguishing fire.
  (2) Effective measures shall be taken to ensure that in every
  
  factory all the workers are familiar with the means of escape in case of fire
  
  and have been adequately trained in the routine to be followed in such cases.
  (3) The State Government may make rules, in respect of any
  
  factory or class or description of factories, requiring the measures to be
  
  adopted to give effect to the provisions of sub-sections (1) and (2).
  (4) Notwithstanding anything contained in clause (a) of
  
  sub-section (1) or sub-section (2), if the Chief Inspector, having regard to
  
  the nature of the work carried on in any factory, the construction of such
  
  factory, special risk to life or safety, or any other circumstances, is of the
  
  opinion that the measures provided in the factory, whether as prescribed or
  
  not, for the purposes of clause (a) of sub-section (1) or sub-section (2), are
  
  inadequate, he may, by order in writing, require that such additional measures
  
  as he may consider reasonable and necessary, be provided in the factory before
  
  such date as is specified in the order.]