Prime Minister issues set of directives to check fire

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today issued a set of directives including introduction of yearly clearance certificate by the Fire Service and Civil Defence Department for high-rise buildings like industries and following building code strictly to check fire incidents.

The prime minister gave the directives while chairing the regular cabinet meeting held at Bangladesh Secretariat here this morning.

After the meeting, Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam briefed reporters.

The cabinet secretary said the prime minister directed the authorities concerned to regular inspect the fire safety arrangements of the high-rise buildings and other establishments.

She also directed the Fire Service and Civil Defence which is responsible for issuing fire safety clearance certificate for construction of any building to make ensure that the building is viable for construction by inspecting the place.

The other directives the prime minister gave include making arrangements for fire drill by the building owner every three months to make people more aware about fire safety and techniques that are followed internationally to control smoke during fire incidents.

Source: bss