CHENNAI NEEDS BETTER FIRE SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE
According to Fire Advisory Council standards, Chennai is quite short of
the number of fire stations .it
Chennai now needs at least 100 fire stations; against which Chennai now
has only 25 fire stations.
There are big gaps like Thiruvanmiyur and Thirukazhukundram about 50 km
stretch there is no fire station. Even Mammallapuram does not have one. The
recently opened station at Siruseri on the
“Chennai has to have a well prepared plan for disaster management. Fire
safety is a priority and no cost cutting should be considered,” Mr.Nataraj emphasized.
