The firefighting authorities had requested the hospital to upgrade their firefighting system and make several other changes. In the letter, the Fire Service wrote that its inspection had found fire and public safety measures to be very poor at the hospital. “To develop fire resistance, firefighting capacity and public safety of your hospital, the Fire Service recommended necessary steps in a previous letter,” it said. But you made no development on fire resistance, firefighting capacity and public safety. Major AKM Shakil Newaz, Director (operation and maintenance) Fire Service and Civil Defence, said: “We repeatedly warned them to take necessary steps but they did not care.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 18, 2019 18:56 UTC