At some point between when the mall was certified to be initially opened, and the day of the fire, the mall management allowed a "nursery" to lease space on an upper level.
Various govt departments were aware of this, since the business held a collection of official registrations etc. The mall management were obviously aware of this, since they signed the lease.
I cannot conceive of a scenario to explain how it was that Civil Defense, who we are told do regular inspections and spot checks and testing, were UNAWARE that there was a nursery, and that the nursery didn't meet health and safety requirements.
The 2 simplest explanations that come to mind are:
1 - Civil Defense never carried out any inspections of the building and were never made aware of the nursery's location.
2 - Civil Defense were told about the nursery, but failed to keep their records up to date, so that when the fire broke out the fire crews did not have up to date information.
I'm still not sure I'm understanding you Flor.
At some point between when the mall was certified to be initially opened, and the day of the fire, the mall management allowed a "nursery" to lease space on an upper level.
Various govt departments were aware of this, since the business held a collection of official registrations etc. The mall management were obviously aware of this, since they signed the lease.
I cannot conceive of a scenario to explain how it was that Civil Defense, who we are told do regular inspections and spot checks and testing, were UNAWARE that there was a nursery, and that the nursery didn't meet health and safety requirements.
The 2 simplest explanations that come to mind are:
1 - Civil Defense never carried out any inspections of the building and were never made aware of the nursery's location.
2 - Civil Defense were told about the nursery, but failed to keep their records up to date, so that when the fire broke out the fire crews did not have up to date information.
Can anyone think of other explanations?