20220627 Firemen use robots to douse blaze in three-storey building in Delhi
India Jun 27 2022 “Building” “Warehouses”
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Firemen use robots to douse blaze in three-storey building in Delhi
Updated: 2022-06-27
NEW DELHI: In a first, the fire department on Sunday used two robots to douse a blaze that had broken out in a three-storey plastic godown in Samaypur Badli near Rohini jail. No injuries or casualties were reported.
Delhi Fire Service (DFS) said they received a call at 2.18am on Sunday about the fire at the factory of plastic granules. In all, 23 fire tenders were rushed to control the fire.
“It was a massive blaze and took more than 10 hours to control it. We received a stop message at 2.10pm,” said an officer, adding that no one was injured. Investigation was on to ascertain the reason behind the fire.
Another official said the building was sealed, but plastic granules were lying inside. Due to a blast, the third floor had fallen.
Atul Garg, director, DFS, said they used two robots to douse the fire. “We did not know that combustible materials were kept inside the factory. There were chances of a blast or building collapse due to the heat, so we used both our robots in dousing the blaze,” he added.
In May, Delhi government inducted two robots in the city’s firefighting fleet. On January 5, TOI had reported about the robot that had landed in India from Austria.
Each robot can spray 2,400 litres of water per minute on the fire source. The atomised water jet generates billions of tiny droplets and throws it at a distance of over 60 metres. If the usage of foam is necessary, the firefighting support vehicle can be switched to it.
The throwing distance of foam is around 35 metres. The crawler chassis allows accurate driving. Its turning manoeuvre is designed to remove any kind of movable obstacles.
Web Source: The Times of India