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Fire Service Begins Enforcement Of New Building Code
The Federal Fire service says it has begun the enforcement of a new building code across the country to forestall the incessant fire outbreak on houses in Nigeria.
Speaking in a live programme on fire safety at the weekend, the Comptroller General of the service, Olusegun Okebiorun said that they have started enforcement of the new building code in Abuja, while other state will follow on later.
In the new building code, the Federal fire service boss stated that every building, particularly the public buildings must get the approval of the fire service before such property can be developed.
He said that there is a new standard spacing between buildings which can allow fire fighters to gain entrance into any property in the event of fire outbreak.
According to him, “recent happening and event of fire outbreak have made us to realize that our men find it difficult to penetrate the buildings to fight the fire, even when they are equipped, and that has helped us to look for solutions.”
Olusegun posited that his men while going round to ensure that there is compliance to the new code, and urged the organs of states, federal and local government to cooperate to ensure that water is always available to fight fire.
He also urged the stakes to take the issue of fire safety more seriously, and that they should recruit more personnel, as well as set up more fire fighting stations in their domain.