Task force formed to ensure fire safety measures in high rise buildings.

KARACHI -- The District Administration Karachi South has established Task Force to check fire prevention and safety measures in the high rise buildings and commercial establishments and to determine the facts causing frequent fire incidents and recommend remedial measures and also ensure the corrections in gaps identified in buildings, factories in coordination with all stakeholders.

The task force has been formed in compliance with High Court of Sindh orders, said a statement on Saturday. Chief Fire Officer KMC, Deputy Director Civil Defense, Deputy Director SBCA, Assistant Commissioners Saddar , Civil Line, Aram Bag, Garden and Lyari, DSP Police Traffic and Secretary Regional Transport Authority have been included in task force.

On the directives of Deputy Commissioner South Irshad Ali Sodhar first meeting of Task Force held under the chair of Additional Deputy Commissioner South where after due deliberation it was decided that visits for joint inspection of safety measures in residential and commercial high rise shall be carried out and recommendation shall be made where safety measures were inadequate.

It was also decided that building/site plans shall only be approved having fire safety mechanism in the structure and no exceptions would be made in this regard. The task force decided that completion certificate would only be issued after verification of fire safety mechanism by the relevant authorities. It was maintained that fire safety trainings would be imparted to the administrations of apartments and commercial establishments.

The campaign would be launched to sensitize general public about the hazard and fire safety. Commenting on the issue, Deputy Commissioner South...

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