Safety is #1, What can be done so that history wouldn’t repeat itself & the lawless wouldn’t stand a chance? The owners of these building such be in compliance..get with the program or be fine until they do. Don’t wait for something else to happen before you comply.

My deepest condolences to the famalies of these young women. Do they not have Health & Safety authorities in Barbados? Why should it take such a tragedy for someone to say ‘All public establishments should have exits’. It seems to me that a lot of talking is done in Barbados and yes, there are rules and regulations in place but who follows them? and when they are broken often leading to tragegy, the talking starts again. This is very sad for a developed country. If the law was implemented and this establishment had a fire exit this outcome may not have been so tragic.

Gibbs said Barbados has a National Building Code, published in 1993, but there was no requirement in the laws of the land for builders to comply with it.

I agree with Mr. Gibbs and I will write my MP today to ask him to ask Parliament to pass the required laws.

I ask all voters to do the same.If there are 200,00 people on the voters list our MP’s should have 200,000 letters in their mail boxes by the end of the week. It is time that we remind our MP’s that we the people pay them and that thy must do the work we pay them to do.

My heart goes out to the family and friends of the deceased. More time is spent by the Government looking at how far from the road your house is placed or that you cannot cut down a tree that has become a nuisance to your property; or if a wall is too high… rather than insist on there being more than one exit/entrance.

My deepest sympathy to the relatives and friends of the young women, who perished in the fire on Friday.

It is really sad that something like this had to happen for those in authority to recognise that all buildings need to have emergency exits.

Like many buildings in Bridgetown, I was told that Campus Trendz do not have an emergency exit.  Yet I heard someone saying on Brass Tax, that there is one.

If this is so, WHY WASN’T THIS TOLD TO THE FIREMEN AND THOSE TRYING TO ENTER THE BUILDING FROM THE ROOF?

I just hope that the government starts inspecting all buildings immediately.

There was obviously no fire exit, fire escape, /extinguishers or sprinkler system in this building. 
While retrofitting and inspections cannot change the past, there needs to be a more rigourous examination of work places by the relevant authorities.
With several so called “malls” springing up all over the city center and around Barbados, I beg the question. What if this act was perpetuated in such a “mall setting” these place are normally of substandard quality and poor design.  Barbados would have been dealing with a mass casualty event. 
Barbados is developing at a fast pace and must therefore keep pace with international standards and best practices for safely.  Having a safely code, developing a culture of safety, plus rigourous enforcement can go a long way in mitigating the impact of such incidences in future and so save lives. 

Deepest condolences.

I REALIZE A GROWING TREND IN BARBADOS THAT TREND IS THAT AS SOON AS SOMETHING HAPPENS THE GOVERNMENT TRIES TO REINFORCE SOMETHING THAT WAS ALREADY IMPLEMENTED BUT JUST AS TIME WENT BY PPL LOOKED PASS. CASE#1 AFTER THE TRUNK ACCIDENT THE GOVERNMENT AND POLICE WANTS TO JUMP AND START BACK ACTING ON OPEN BACK DRIVING AND NOW CASE# 2 NO STORES WITHOUT A FIRE EXIT , WHICH THIS SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN APPROVED BY TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING BUT IF A MAN IS SQUATTING U ARE FAST TO GET THEM MOVE OR BE MOVED , AS THE BAJAN SAYING GOES CHECK YOUR HOME BEFORE CHECKING MINE , THE GOVERNMENT SERIOUSLY NEEDS TO GET THERE ACT TOGETHER . SADDENED BY THE LOST.

For years, as a former store owner, I have been and still am concerned about the escape routes in these ancient buildings in Bridgetown.

The ridiculous rent that these landlords charge is outrageous.  I was at 3 locations over 7 years and all 3 had 1 way out.  For the outrageous rent they charge, they should have no problems getting these changes made pronto.

Something should have been done before it came to this. 

Get the laws created and implemented with haste.  Criminals will continue to do their nonsense and it will get worse as the economic situation in this island continues to go downhill.

I really sympathize with their families and I think of them and pray for them everyday, knowing that it could have been the business I once owned as well.

The courts really need to get serious and start following the rules of the Bible on which the laws of this land are based.

An eye for an eye.  An affordably built gas chamber would suffice for those 2 demons.

I was in shock as I heard about this terrible tradegy in barbados.  My heart goes out to the families of these young ladies.
I do agree that if there were no exits in this store, the owners and or land lords should be held accountable.
But we should not forget the real issue here.  There are heartless people in Barbados, as in all other countries who have no regard for the lives of others. Such people need to be permanently removed from the earth in the same way they remove others. This is God’s verdict for such criminals.  But we have people who think they know better that God how to deal with criminals hence people with continue to do what seems right in their own eyes.  I say these guys should be burnt alive in the heart of the city and I bet you young people will think twice before they do such things.  I call on all Barbadians to call for laws which will see such criminals, beginning with these 2 men, executed in the same way they take the lives of others.

Sadly enough…It often takes a tragedy to highlight some needed ordinances and such is the case here…Whatever was enforced in the past is not workable..so instead of playing the blaming game and wasting time..the various Government heads need to get together and mandate procedures to prevent such a tragedy from happening again..I find that the Barbados Government takes too long to develop corrective measures as they sit around pointing fingers..EXITS/FIRE ESCAPE should be a “MUST”..just make it happen..at least for the good of those 6 who perished.

Fire exits, fire extinguishers, fire blankets, sprinklers and CCTV should be fitted as standard! Come on landlords, Health and Safety before profits!!!!