Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- The fire safety measures at the Secretariat were checked by the Fire Service towards the end of 2019.

After inspecting multiple buildings, several risks were identified, and recommendations were made in 2020.

However, these suggestions were not acted upon, reports bdnews24.com.

Instead, the floors across different buildings were beautified with materials that easily caught fire.

Four years later, a devastating fire raged through the Secretariat's Building No. 7 on Thursday night.

The 50-year-old building had poor fire safety systems.

Nineteen units of the Fire Service rushed to the scene after receiving a report of fire at 1:52am.

Although the fire was brought under control at 8:05am, it was completely extinguishe...