Lahore/peshawar/karachi:
In the developed world, where all passengers are strictly obliged by strict laws, trains are still fully equipped with the last security paraphernalia, to avoid the damage scale in case of a deadly emergency. However, when it comes to Pakistan, where deviant passengers continue to illegally carry gas cylinders through their luggage, the railway authorities have not been able to improve paraphernalia and personnel used to treat a fire outbreak.
The Fire Brigade Department of the Pakistan Railroad, which has the task of preventing and managing fire shoots in the trains, is suffering due to negligence and lack of updating and maintenance. By aggravating this problem, department staff lacks training in modern fire safety protocols, which makes them badly equipped to handle emergencies. In essence, fire security departments in the country’s main stations are now unable to deal with a fire emergency, which represents a significant threat to the life of passengers who travel regularly through trains, which are a Affordable interciated travel mode.
“Pakistan Railways’s fire fighting system was better in the past, with several fire tenders and trained personnel. However, now the system has deteriorated over time and should be improved. In addition, the staff must also be trained for Comply with modern requirements, “said Saeed Jadoon, a fire fighting expert and former fire director at the Karachi Port Trust.
Jadoon’s observation was confirmed by a survey conducted by the Express PAkGazette in Karachi, where only a fire station and a fire tender were available at the Karachi Division Acantonation station, which includes 81 stations, which cover from Karachi to Karachi to Tando Adam, Kotri, Kotri, Kotri, Kotri, Kotri, Kotri, Kotri, Kotri, Kotri, Dadu, Hyderabad, Mirpur Khas and Khokhrapar. In addition, there was a serious shortage of fire extinguishers in the train carriages, while existing ones were outdated or non -functional. Other essential teams such as cubes, foam and more were missing, while staff were not properly trained to handle fire emergencies.
Operations of attached superintendents The Karachi division, Nasir Nazeer, declared that the Fire Station at the city station was closed and relocated to the Acantonation Station due to the ruins of the building. “However, 800 fire extinguishers are installed in the Karachi division, where each car has basic equipment to combat fires and the staff is also trained,” said Nazeer.
In contrast, the officials of the Karachi Municipal Corporation Fire Brigade (KMC) reported that the Pakistan railroads rarely responded to fire incidents using their own resources, and the bids and the KMC Fire staff and the personnel were usually fires in railway facilities within Karachi’s limits.
The situation was quite similar at the Lahore train station, along with other small and large railway stations in Punjab, which lacked too severely a fire fighting equipment such as fire extinguishers, which were not used or expired and, by Therefore, unable to control a fire outbreak caused by a gas leak or short circuit.
“Although some fire extinguishers are placed in different trains and are available with the train driver, the protection, the air conditioning supervisor and the supervisor of the cargo plant, are only effective for small -scale fires and demonstrate useless in the Case of larger outbreaks. of Lahore.
Miles north in Peshawar, Zawar Khan, an officer of the Peshawar Cantt train station, unfortunately told the Express PAkGazette that, although the station had a fire extinguishing vehicle and its accompanying staff, the vehicle had stopped for years for years And I could never be used to extinguishing fire, “Khan said.
“Therefore, it would be much better if you could launch a railway firefighter vehicle, which could quickly reach the incident on the track. In this way, the damage scale could be reduced, and lives could be saved,” Farooq seconded Khan, another employee at the Peshawar train station.
Since its inception, Pakistan Railways has been known for the frequency of its fatal collisions and fire incidents, with almost 1,340 innocent lives lost and several more injured in innumerable train accidents during the last seven decades, which makes Pakistan classified in The sixth or seventh place on the list on the list on the list on the list on the list on the list on the list on the list on the list on the list on the list on the list on the list on the list On the list on the list on the world list on the list on the list on the list on the list on the list on the list on the list of all of most insecure railroads.
Such revelations are surprising, considering the fact that the inherited railways of the British have not been updated at all, and some exceed a life of more than 100 years.
According to Tariq MIN, training director of the Pakistan Fire Protection Association, the carriages of the Pakistan railroads must be equipped with two fire extinguishers, fire alarm buttons, emergency braking buttons or levers, escape windows, escape windows, Emergency, hammers to break emergencies, improved wiring electrical improvements and fire -resistant stoves in kitchens.
“In addition, the cranes deployed during accidents must be equipped with fire -fighting equipment, while regular fire drills must be organized for staff. Installation of smoke detectors and fire alarms, adequate maintenance of electrical systems and implementation Of fire safety protocols in Kitchens and restaurants the areas, together with the realization of regular fire safety inspections, are also key measures to prevent fire emergencies, “Moin suggested.
“Our train staff had received fire fighting for some time ago. Since the fabric of the current seats quickly burns, new seats of materials that are resistant to ignition will be made. In addition, measures are being taken to control the Cortes of the cuts while the defective wiring in the carriages is also being replaced, “said Pakistan Railways spokesman, Babar Raza.
