Increasing number of fire accidents in the city highlights the need of fire safety preparedness. Bengaluru city has only a third of the fire stations it requires. According to the Annual Report 2022-23 of the Fire and Emergency Services Department, there are only 20 fire stations in Bengaluru city, where there should be 70 to 75 of […]
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Bengaluru to be the second city in the country, after Mumbai, to have a 90-meter Aerial Ladder Platform. A 90-meter Aerial Ladder Platform (ALP) is set to arrive next week in Bengaluru. The ladder of this ALP will extend up to 90 meters or 198 feet. This will help firefighters rescue people stuck in the […]
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Bengaluru has seen a sharp increase in the number of fire accidents thanks to a lack of safety measures. Bengaluru: Buildings burn; fire brigades rescue. More and more buildings are burning in Bengaluru. The latest NCRB data shows the cases of fire accidents have risen from 2808 in 2018 to more than 3114 in 2019. […]
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The Karnataka State Fire and Emergency Services Departments express concern over the growing number of fire calls in the City. By Sanchari Ghatak Bengaluru: Bengaluru is witnessing a drastic increase in fire accidents in the city. Last year the figures for fire calls stood at 2808, compared to 3114 fire calls received by the Fire […]
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Despite the Fire Department notice to hospitals to maintain fire norms, city hospitals failed to get clearance certificate. By Lanka Samanth Bangalore, April 8, 2019 The Fire and Emergency Services in Bangalore has issued notices to around 200 hospitals in the city, asking the hospitals to maintain all fire norms. “If any hospital fails to […]
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