Be prepared says Chandigarh Fire Department
Chandigarh municipal corporation has announced that they will set up temporary fire station near all the crowded markets of the Chandigarh.The announcement is done keeping in mind the accidents that are so frequently witnessed during Diwali. The move is decided to restrict the damages into major catastrophe. The temporary fire station will provide quick service of damage control in case a fire accident occurs in markets as it is very difficult to commute through crowded markets.Measures are also taken to provide adequate fire personnel and cops to assist quick mobilization fire-fighters. The leave of the operational staff of the fire department have been canceled for the coming three days.
Instructions were also issued to all the personnels to present at their assigned locations during duty hours.The fire department has also issued guidelines like using only the prescribed electricity connection to the shopkeepers to avoid any negligence in their part to avoid collateral damages. They have also approached the Presidents of the market associations to avoid stocking incandescent material on the terrace of their establishments.
Source: The Times of India
