(a) Any orders issued by the Fire Chief pursuant to this chapter shall be directed to the owner, lessee or occupant of such premises, building or structure or to the person in control of the articles, material, goods, wares or merchandise or to the owner thereof, as the circumstances may require. The owner, lessee or occupant of such premises, building or structure, or such person in control of the articles, materials, goods, wares and merchandise, or the owner thereof, shall comply with these orders with all reasonable dispatch and diligence.
(b) In the event such owner, lessee or occupant fails or refuses to comply with any order made pursuant to this chapter, or in case of an emergency, the matter therein referred to may be removed or rearranged by the Fire Department.
(1960 Code, Sec. 18.30.)