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LNG Terminal Gets Two Fire Tenders

  • The Kochi LNG Terminal will now have its own fire tenders to conduct rescue operations and address emergency situations. Two fire tenders arrived at the project site at Puthuvypeen last week.These will be part of a fire and rescue station, which will be commissioned on the terminal premises in October, a senior official at the terminal said on Tuesday. This fire station might also be of help to the city's Fire and Rescue Services Department. "Initially its services will be used for emergency situations in the terminal and nearby industries on mutual understanding. At a later stage we will consider rendering our services to others," the official said. The fire tenders with air-conditioned cabins will use water, foam and dry chemical for rescue operations. Each has three tanks with a capacity of 13,000 litres.

  • According to the official, these multipurpose fire tenders can prevent oxidation of liquefied natural gas in case of an emergency.An official in the Fire and Rescue Services Department said this could be the first time a fire tender is being brought to the city. "At present, the fire trucks cannot use water and foam simultaneously," said the official.

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