Mumbai: After a series of follow-ups by the local population, the Mumbai Fire Brigade finally founded the Mini Fire Extinguisher in Santacruz on Wednesday.
In October this year, TOI has reported how residents of Santacruz suggested concerns about the lack of firefighting stations in the area, especially after the flames in the 60-storey Avigna Park and the others at Highrise Kandivli 15 multilevel.
Three people were killed in these two incidents.
On Tuesday night, the fire department told Santacruz local Corporator Hetal Gala which they planned to start the mini firefighting station from Wednesday.
Gala, a first BMC corporator that had followed up with the authorities for more than three years, said he was surprised and happy that everything had moved in the right direction.
“Although the construction of the Mini Fire Station was completed earlier this year, it was not activated.
The new fire extinguisher will be attached to the main fire station in Bandra, and firefighters will work in shifts.
After the Toi report in October, we followed up with Commissioners BMC is Chahal and additional civil heads after what the problem is pushed further and the station has now been activated, “Gala said.
Local BJP Mla Ashish Shelar was also taken to Twitter where he said, “After strict follow-up with #BMC Mini Fire Station at Juhutara Road, S’Cruz W is now equipped for Seva!” The head of the Hemant Paratab firefighter said the plan to start the fire station was waiting for the lack of staff.
“As soon as the problem was sorted, it was decided to start the mini station to ensure our response time for each fire incident in any part of the locality did not affect our efforts in pouring fire.
This will be the 19th Mini Fire Extinguisher from the fire department and we plan.
To have 10 units like that, “said Puriab.
Zoru Bhathena activist said he had submitted a RTI in this case, looking for details about the staff required for men mini firefighting stations, serving machines planned to be placed and estimated time in night traffic taken from the existing fire station to reach the plot.
“I have not received an answer, but I am glad they started the fire station.
There is a need for everyone to push the cause like that means for greater public good,” Bhathena said.