Surat fire: Tyres used as chairs, flexes aggravated blaze, distant location of fire tenders hampered operations, says official
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Surat fire: Tyres used as chairs, flexes aggravated blaze, distant location of fire tenders hampered operations, says official

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Presence of inflammable materials, including flex and tyres, and fire tenders stationed away from the spot contributed to the blaze in Surat and hampered the fire fighting operation Gandhinagar: Presence of inflammable materials, including flex and tyres, and fire tenders stationed away from the spot contributed to the blaze at a commercial complex in Surat and hampered the fire fighting operation, Gujarat Chief Secretary JN Singh said Sunday. Preliminary probe revealed that use of highly inflammable materials and tyres, which doubled up as chairs in the coaching class, caused the fire to spread rapidly, Singh said. “High-capacity fire tenders took time to reach the spot as they were stationed at a considerable distance, around 45 minutes away. In the wake of the tragedy, all the municipalities and municipal corporations in the state have undertaken a massive drive to identify buildings which do not comply with fire safety norms, the chief secretary said.

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