Karachi to have 14 new fire stations, says administrator
They will be established under public-private partnership SAMAA | Web desk - Posted: Feb 15, 2021 | Last Updated: 2 months ago SAMAA | Web desk Posted: Feb 15, 2021 | Last Updated: 2 months ago
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Fourteen new fire stations will soon be established in Karachi under public-private partnership, Karachi Administrator Laeeq Ahmed said Monday.
Last week, the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation received 48
fire tenders and two water bowsers from the centre. The KMC distributed 24 fire
tenders in different industrial zones.
âThe remaining 24 fire tenders and two bowsers were included
in the KMC fire brigade fleet,â Ahmed said.
The KMC Fire Brigade Department now has 46 fire tenders,
‘Demand for electric geysers up by 30 per cent due to gas crisis’
Karachi
December 20, 2020
Karachi’s residents are facing sporadic gas outages and low gas pressure, making their lives miserable during this year’s cold spell, as is evident by the rise in the demand for electric geysers by a whopping 30 per cent and for electric hotplates by 15 per cent in comparison to last winter.
Citing these figures, Karachi Electronics Dealers Association President Muhammad Rizwan Irfan told The News that mostly families have been make their way to markets in search of electric geysers and hotplates.
“If people don’t have gas at home, how are they supposed to cook?” he said, adding that during winter one needs hot water, and most of the people in Karachi use gas geysers for that.
Karachi
December 19, 2020
The provincial government is taking corrective measures on an emergency basis to repair the faulty fire engines and overcome the shortage of staff at the Karachiâs fire brigade department, said Sindh Information and Local Government Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah on Friday.
âIn my recent visit to the Central Fire Station near Karachiâs Civil Hospital, I came to know about the worrisome situation that only 14 fire tenders out of total 44 are operational in Karachi, while the cityâs fire brigade is also facing acute shortage of staff. Only two of the five snorkels available with them was found functional,â said the local government minister while addressing the 10th Fire Safety & Security Convention-2020 as the chief guest. The National Forum for Environment & Health organised the convention in collaboration with the Fire Protection Association of Pakistan (FPAP).