RAJSHAHI, April 9, 2019 (BSS) – Local station of Fire Service and Civil Defense (FSCD) has declared New Market and RDA Market, two major business hubs in Rajshahi city, as risky and urged all concerned to remain alert in this regard.
In this morning, the FSCD puts on two separate banners at entry point of the respective markets inscribing with “Rajshahi RDA Market is very much risky in terms of fire safety. So, all quarters are requested to remain alert”.
Talking to the newsmen on the issue, Senior Station Manager of FSCD Shahidul Islam said, “The two markers have no fire extinguishing arrangement. There is no water source at any adjacent area to the RDA market. So, there will no scope of fire extinguishing if any fire incident occurs in the
market.”
Besides, goods are stockpiled in elevators of both the markets making the peoples emergency exit blocked. Apart from, there are many electric wires haphazardly in the markets that may occur any devastating fire incidents at anytime, he added.