Bengaluru fire department well-equipped, but gaps remain
New Indian ExpressBENGALURU: Short circuits, cylinder blasts, or other unexpected triggers -- fires don’t come with disclaimers. But is our Fire and Emergency Services department truly capable of handling a situation like the Carlton Towers blaze? Uday Vijayan, managing trustee and president of Beyond Carlton, a people’s initiative for fire safety, said that since the Carlton Towers fire in February 2010 — which claimed nine lives and injured 70 — the fire department has made significant upgrades. Vijayan told TNIE the fire department has introduced a mandatory clearance procedure, requiring buildings to undergo inspection every two years to check for any violations done over time. Fire dept to acquire robots Former DGP, Fire and Emergency Services, Kamal Pant told TNIE the department is in the process of acquiring specialized robots to handle fires in high-risk areas, where it’s too dangerous for firefighters to enter.
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