Fire hazard in Indore tall apartments

Q: I've been interested in Indore real estate for some time now. My eye is on some of these high-rise apartments. But there is one thing Im worrying about, thats the fire fighting equipment. Do you guys think that the system is adequate enough for the current existing tall buildings in the city?

Harsh Somani, Indore

22nd October 2014

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Well as of now, since Diwali is coming, and it poses some risk, IMC tankers have been deployed at temporary firecracker shops at Ganji compound, Chimanbagh and other areas. The sellers have kept water-filled drums nearby as extra precaution.

Tanmay Kumar, Indore

29th October 2014

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Well The five-year plan called for setting up a total of 49 fire stations by 2015 comprising, among other things, five hydraulic platforms with a cumulative cost of Rs. 25 crore, six hazmat vans (Rs 30 crore) and five advance rescue tenders (Rs 5 crore). I remember reading it in the state gazette on February 11, 2014.

Sahana Jaiswal, Indore

28th October 2014

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I remember the IMC, in association with the Police Agnishaman Sewa (Fire Services) and experts from various fields, preparing a Rs. 139.75-crore action plan to prevent and combat fires. What happened to that plan?

Nikhil Gupta, Indore

28th October 2014

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Im pretty sure none of you is aware of the Rule no, 83 of the Niyam right? Well according to it, permissions can be granted only for buildings whose height is within the reach of existing fire-fighting equipment.

Suraj Goyal, Indore

28th October 2014

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Eh what nonsense! I know for a fact that the fire department admitted in court that the firefighting equipment could only reach a height of 12 metres.

Suresh Jadav, Indore

27th October 2014

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Acc to the superintendent of police (fire dept), they have a 30 m high ladder and coupled with fire hoses that can douse any blaze. From what he says there has never been any incident where firefighters have not been able to reach the fire. So I dont know what to think..

Manish Agrawal, Indore

27th October 2014

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Dude, but Im pretty sure that the procurement proposal has been shelved. At the moment there is no proposal to repair the hydraulic platform or to buy a new one. The project would have required Rs 21 crore! Thats just too big an amount and out of the budget.

Rashika Mahajan, Indore

26th October 2014

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Acc to the ex inspector general (fire) KC Verma, a proposal is underway to procure a 70 m Bronto ladder/skylift for Indore. I was confused at first about what that means, apparently Bronto is a Finnish firm that specialises in manufacture of fire-fighting equipment.

Ashok Tiwari, Indore

25th October 2014

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Even as Indore expands at a fast pace, available infrastructure seems hard-pressed to catch up. There is a great mismatch between the reach of fire-fighting equipment and height of the city’s tallest structures. So what happens if, God forbid, a fire breaks out at one of these tall buildings?

Arjun Singh Ranawat, Indore

24th October 2014

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Yes, one funny thing - a hydraulic platform capable of reaching a height of 30 metres has been gathering dust at Gandhi Hall fire station for over 5 years even as authorities have granted permission for buildings that are substantially higher in between.

Faizan Khan, Indore

23rd October 2014

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Actually you're making a valid point. I know for a fact that there arent enough proper fire fighting machines to deal with any kind of fire related or otherwise negative situation in any of these huge apartment buildings.

Abhijeet Chaubey, Indore

22nd October 2014

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