siliconindia | | March 20198IN MY OPINIONBy Surya Prakash, Head - Fire Safety, EscortsSurya Prakash is a hardcore Fire professional with 20 years of field experience, has executed numerous fire-fighting and rescue operations like Uphaar Cinema. I n today's world, we are becoming more & more prone to the unwelcome guest, `the uncontrolled fire'.Why more incidents these days?There are several reasons behind the surging statistics of fire incidents. To name a few, increase in average atmospheric temperature has inherently increased the risk. Cost reduction approach that forces us to select materials which are comparatively more flammable. For example, a conveyor belt that carries a flammable material shall be fire resistant, but normally, we prefer cheaper ones which are more combustible.Lack of Awareness: I consider this to occupy majority of share in causing man-made disasters. If this parameter is set alright, above points automatically get controlled. And often these days, we see incidents which could have been stopped, at a minor property loss level, from being transformed into a disaster. Can we forget incidents like Bhopal Gas Tragedy or can we forget Uphaar Cinema mishap ever?Are we not aware how intense agony & severe trauma it may cause?How prepared are we to deal with the intense heat, once it goes out of our control? We barely reach-up to the levels FIRE SAFETY: LET US THINK LIKE HUMANS
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