Don't risk lives of firefighters

WITH MORE DETAILS about the deadly fire in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, being released, experts nationwide doubt that local bureaucrats issued orders to firefighters contrary to expert opinions, which led to the death of five firefighters. Comments:

More investigation is needed to reach final conclusions about the Harbin fire. But one thing is certain: bureaucrats are not professionals so they should not be the commander at the fire site. If they issue orders and force firefighters to do anything contrary to the judgments of professionals, that is improper and illegal and these bureaucrats responsible should be held accountable for the deaths of the firefighters.

rednet.com, Jan 13