NLIU in collaboration with MP Police Fire Service Department organized a Fire Safety drill on Thursday.
NLIU Bhopal has organized a fire safety drill for its students and staff in collaboration with MP Police Fire Service department. The programme was conducted in the presence of Prof. V. Vijaykumar Vice Chancellor, NLIU, Prof. Ghayur Alam Registrar, NLIU and Ashish Bhattacharya, Inspector Bhopal Police.
The Fire Service team led by Sub-Inspector R. K. Mishra demonstrated the drill. Jaspal Sharma, a member of the team conducted the training session and explained about various disastrous situations that can occur and what steps should be taken in such situations.
Demonstrations were made on how to use the fire extinguisher and how to rescue people out in situations of extreme smoke all around. The National Building Code, 2016 was also discussed which details what fire safety measures are needed for each type of buildings in India. The students also got to know about various myths like how water is not the best alternative to extinguisher. It was particularly emphasized upon that various teams like fire awareness team, fire fighting team, first aid team should be made the moment a fire breaks so that the severity of the fire can be immediately controlled.
Various types of extinguishers were explained to the audience and the audience including the students, staffs and faculties were also given the opportunity to try the fire extinguisher.
The team also explained the do’s and the do not’s that people should follow in fire situations. Thus, an efficient way to avoid LPG cylinder blast is to pour water on the outer surface and prevent the temperature from rising up.
The Fire Team also advised the audience about precautions. The Fire Team also organized demonstrations on how the fire fighters fight fire. The explanations and demonstrations were very educational for the students and staff members of NLIU and they feel confident and equipped for tackling the basic fire situations. The event was organized by the Student Coordinator Himanshu Dixit, a final year student of NLIU.