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@kfm Wed, 31 Jan 2024 05:15:10

Govt issues guidelines to curb school fires

BY BUSEIN SAMILU The government has issued fire safety guidelines that it said schools should implement to prevent and handle fire outbreaks. Before they reopen for First Term, schools according to the latest guidelines issued by the National Building Review Board (NBRB) should, among others, ensure they all have functioning fire extinguishers, install fire and smoke detectors, fire horse reels, avail emergency exits well labelled, improved roofing, fire hydrants, among others. The Executive Secretary of the NBRB, Ms Flavia G. Bwire, told journalists on Monday that many schools are prone to fires because they have not put in place adequate fire-fighting measures. “The NBRB has since 2020 investigated different fires in schools and found out that the incidents that have […]

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