THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The officers of the fire and rescue agencies from town stated that many more stores in the Chalai market place are in the possibility of a fire epidemic due to the unscientific adjustments that the traders execute in their own shops.
Speaking to TOI, regional firing officer Dileepan reported that a current firing audit conducted at the Chalai marketplace disclosed that many traders have transformed the patio of the stores into makeshift garages to put away their inventory utilizing sheets.
It turned out to be a similar bunk garage to the patio of a crochet toy store that caught fire Monday afternoon .
It had been the store, Mahadeva Toys Centre, which caught fire.
Despite being situated so near the local stores, the firefighters might stop the flame from spreading to other structures during their timely actions.
“These makeshift garages possess comparable capabilities.
They’re produced from metal sheets which absorb heat immediately and they rarely have ventilations.
Heat could be a catalyst for flame,” that the RFO stated, adding that using exposed electric wires within these garages makes matters worse.
Dileepan added a vast majority of wholesale stores on the marketplace have this type of garages.
Even though the garages are all on the patio, their retail stores function from the flooring below.
On a standard business day this may be quite harmful to the clients too.
“‘No casualties were reported Monday since the store was closed because of this lockdown,” he explained, adding that retail stores and garages shouldn’t work in precisely the identical building.
The RFO added that the division had advised that the dealers to use measures such as installing fire pit, ventilations and exhaust fans within such garages to decrease the chance of fire epidemic.
There were many stores which use those garages as lodging facilities for employees, which needs to be averted, ” he explained.
Meanwhile, the officials of Kerala State Electricity Board and Electric Inspectorate on Tuesday seen Mahadeva Toys Centre included in review to Discover the cause of the fire.
The fire department officials also are clueless about the reason for the fire epidemic.
“Usually, we can deduce the source of this flame by figuring out the place that endured more warmth.
However, here, warmth appears to have spread equally through the garage.
This may be due to the heat running ability of these metallic sheets all areas,” explained D Praveen, Thiruvananthapuram fire station officer.