After fire in commisionerate, city cops plan fire drills, new wiring

Spurred into action by the massive fire that gutted the server room in the Commisionerate on Saturday, the Pune police have now decided to prepare a contingency plan for possible fires in the future. According to the plan, fire drills will be conducted, in which all police personnel will be given specific training to handle similar situations. The administration has also decided to change the electrical wiring system in the Commissionerate.

Elaborating on the preventive measures, Joint Commissioner of Police Sanjay Kumar said, "We have two types of audits - power and fire audit - that are to be carried out regularly. Power audit takes care of all the electrical fittings. We have recommended that the entire electrical wiring system be replaced. The present wiring system was designed a decade ago, and we don't know if it can handle the increased load."

"As far as the fire audit is concerned, we are now preparing a contingency plan. This plan will include training on how to evacuate the premises, right down to the different directions in which different officials are to move, in case a fire breaks out. Just like in schools, regular fire drills will be conducted, once the plan is ready. All the police personnel will have to undergo this training and adhere to the standard operating procedure. We will soon hold a meeting with the fire inspector from the PMC in this regard," he added.