News Desk : dhakamirror.com
The Fire Service and Civil Defense have received two 68-meter Turntable Ladders, which can make it easier for them to conduct rescue operations and fight fires in buildings up to 24 stories high.
During a ceremony at the forces’ headquarters in Dhaka today, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan unveiled the power-operated extendable ladders mounted on fire engines.
These are now the tallest ladders in operation in the world, according to a news release from the Fire Service authorities.
The home Minister mentioned during the program that until 2009, there was only one old ladder-mounted truck that could not be used for work above 8 to 10 stories.
“We have brought 24 ladder vehicles to fight fire in high-rise buildings… Today, with the addition of the 68-metre-high ladders to the fire service fleet, their operational work capacity has been expanded up to 24 floors,” he said.
In the programme, the minister awarded the title of “Agni Bir” to 13 firefighters who died in the fire at BM Container Depot in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram in June this year.
13 firefighters who perished in the fire at the BM Container Depot in the Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram in June of this year were given the title of “Agni Bir” by the minister at the occasion.
