Karachi gets 50 new fire engines

Currently, the city’s fire brigade has just 14 functional fire tenders out of 44

Sindh Governor Imran Ismail has said that the arrival of the 50 state- oftheart fire engines and two bowsers to enhance Karachi’s firefighting capability is a fulfilment of another promise of PrimeMinister Imran Khan to Karachiites.

The governor stated this as he along with Federal Planning and Development Minister Asad Umar, IT and Telecommunication Minister Aminul, and Maritime Affairs Minister Ali Zaidi attended a ceremony at Karachi Port to receive 50 new fire engines and two bowsers fromChina.

The federal government has spent Rs1.4 billion to purchase these firefighting vehicles for Karachi.

Two bowsers having the capacity to store 18,000 litres of water are fitted with modern pumps making them capable for firefighting.

Each of the new fire trucks is capable of storing up to 7,000 litres of water. The fire engines are also equipped with power water nozzles for conducting firefighting operations at the high- rise buildings. The new fire engines will be helpful in reducing material and human losses in the city due to the frequent fire incidents.

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Currently, the city’s fire brigade merely has 14 fire engines in functional status out of the fleet of 44 fire trucks. Out of total 25 fire stations in Karachi, only 11 have been functional to respond to the fire emergencies.

The governor said that 50 state- of- the- art fire engines and two bowsers were Prime Minister Imran Khan’s New Year for people of Karachi.

He said that never in the past the fire engines had been purchased at a time in such a large number.