The Fire Service says the factory building gutted in a fire in the Chattogram Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) did not have a fire safety performance certificate. “They applied for [a safety certificate for] this building. They had to do the safety NCO and get the performance certificate. The performance certificate is given after seeing whether the fire safety conditions given in the NOC have been implemented. It took us a while, but no one was hurt.”He said, “Apart from this building, another building also suffered some damage.
