MES State Fire Control Service suspended operation of fire-hazardous hotel (video, photo)

The State Fire Control Service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations continues to take the necessary measures, within its authority, to ensure fire safety in the country.

In this context, a number of deficiencies in the field of fire safety were discovered during an inspection conducted by the State Fire Control Service at the hotel in Rashid Ismayilov 17 street, Bilajari settlement, Binagadi district, Baku city. So:

- the automatic fire alarm system at the facility was faulty;

- a preventive inspection of the electrical system was not conducted and a relevant act was not drawn up;

- the facility was not fully equipped with fire extinguishing equipment;

- the wooden structures were not treated with a fire-retardant solution;

- evacuation routes were blocked with various materials;

- during the major renovation, reconstruction, and expansion of the facility, the construction project documents were not coordinated with the State Fire Control Service.

Thus, the current situation shows that as a result of the operation of the facility, the fire that may occur there at any moment will expand in a short time and make the tragedy inevitable.

Taking into account the above-mentioned, a decision was made to suspend the activities of hotel in Rashid Ismayilov 17 street, Bilajari settlement, Binagadi district, where gross violations of fire safety norms and regulations were discovered. A copy of the decision was submitted to the representative of the facility.