Increasing number of fire incidents: SMC mulls purchasing another turntable ladder
October 20, 2021
Surat: Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has moved a proposal to the standing committee for purchase of one more turntable ladder machine for effective fire fighting.
The fire department of SMC already has one turntable ladder machine with 55 metres height. The new turntable ladder machine proposed to be purchased shall be with 42-metre height and cost around Rs 8 crores.
It will have the facility of a lift which will help to rescue the people trapped in fire in the high-rise buildings. After its purchase, SMC will become the only municipal corporation in the state to have two turn table ladder machines. DeshGujarat
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