Question arises about the fire in Bashundhara city, whether it is a deliberate act of sabotage or mere accident. The time is main factor in investigation. It was Friday 1:30 to 2:00 pm. Due to weekly holiday the offices were closed and if somebody even there went for prayer. So, the miscreants choose the right time for their deliberate act. If it is an accident then all safety fittings should work. Heat detector, smoke detector, fire alarm should work. But astonishingly nothing activated. There was also no water in the hydrants of those floors. Anybody deliberately de-activated all those to be investigated. However whether it is an accident or sabotage proper reason to be find out to stop its re-occurance. When the investigator can not find out anything they often say this is due to electric fault or short circuit. But if short circuit occurs then for safety reason fuse should blow or circuit breaker should trip to isolate the affected area. The structure was not also made of such combustible material ( wood etc. ) so that it easily can catch fire for normal short circuit. All fire prevention appliances and fire fighting equipment were present in that building. But it's unfortunate that people there had little or no idea regarding the use of those. Regular monthly or weekly fire drills should be conducted but that was not done. The people there should be well familiar with those equipment. If not then spending crores of taka for fixing those mordern equipment is useless. Fire lines and hydrants to be tested so that proper pressure is found in all hydrants in emergency. The fire fighters found no water pressure in the hydrants of burning floor. They had also no fire plan of that building available so that it can help the fire fighters to enter into that building and extinguish fire properly. Fire plan should be posted near all high rise building entrance detailing location of all fire hydrants, fire lifts, portable extinguishers, exit route, fire detectors etc. Fire Drills to be conducted and all equipments to be checked for its proper functioning at least once in a month. Test results and drills to be recorded. An indepemdent organisation to be formed to check those equipment and issue compliance certificate. |
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