Minor fire at MC headquarters exposes inadequate fire safety measures

Talking to Ludhiana Newsline, Bhupinder Singh, Sub-Divisional Fire Officer, said, “As per norms, extinguishers have to be inspected every year and re-filled if necessary. If the needle is in red zone, it signals that it has either less pressure or more, and the equipment doesn’t work.”

Sources revealed that the MC office also does not have a fire safety certificate.

When contacted, Additional Commissioner Ghanshyam Thori said, “We will get the extinguishers re-checked soon.”