AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Ayatollah Raisi stated, "There should be no tolerance for unsafe buildings so that we don't witness bitter incidents like Metropol and Plasco".
Speaking on Thursday night in the commemoration ceremony of Firefighter's Day, Ayatollah Dr Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi honoured all martyrs, especially firefighter's self-sacrifice, and said, "Firefighter's Day is an opportunity to celebrate the self-sacrifice of firefighters and all the loved ones who sacrificed their lives to defend religion, homeland and people".
The President stated that this spirit of self-sacrifice and selflessness is very valuable and should be appreciated and celebrated, adding, "Firefighting is not just a job, but a very valuable position that saves people's lives".
Ayatollah Raisi appreciated the joining of trained female firefighters to the firefighting forces and emphasised the importance of prevention and said, "National media and educational institutions have an important role in this field".
Effective monitoring of constructions as well as unsafe buildings was one of the other important points of the President's speech. Dr Raisi urged the Engineering System Organisation and municipalities to fulfil their duties seriously in this field.
The President emphasised, "Insecure and unsafe buildings should not be neglected and a deadline must be set for their safety so that we don't witness tragic incidents like Metropol and Plasco".
Ayatollah Raisi further referred to the necessity of utilising the capacity of universities in dealing with accidents and emphasised the necessity of utilising the capacity of knowledge-based companies in the construction of science-based buildings
Dr Raisi also emphasised the need to update firefighting equipment throughout the country with the aim of reducing the risks for firefighters.
At the end of his speech, the President also referred to the recent riots in the country and said, "The enemies have been making miscalculations towards Islamic Iran for 43 years and think that Iran weak like some countries, but this is Iran, the land of brave and powerful people who will not let the enemies dominate this country and its nation's great achievements with their conspiracies".
Dr Raisi added, "This is the second time that our people have disappointed the enemy and the enemies should know that they will fail before the Iranian nation because this nation will always stand by its country and system with strength".
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