A fire broke out inside a flat in a posh high-rise society in Noida earlier this week. The fire is said to have been caused due to a blast in a split air conditioner (split AC) unit in the house. Fortunately, no casualties were reported in the incident.
“The fire was triggered by a blast in the AC (air conditioner). Since the firefighting systems like sprinklers, extinguishers, hoses, were working fine, the fire did not spread out much and was contained in one room (of the flat),” Chief Fire Officer Pradeep Kumar Choubey.
“The temperature outside is nearly 50 degrees Celsius, leading to higher usage of air conditioners and a surge in power demand. I want to request people not to use their ACs throughout the day,” said Choubey. The chief fire officer also said that it is important to get your ACs services regularly and don’t put extra load on them. He added that many fire incidents reported in the city this summer season are related to ACs.
#WATCH | Pradeep Kumar, Chief Fire Officer (CFO) of Noida gives details of the incident of fire.
He says, “…There are no injuries or casualties in the incident…The fire did not spread to the entire flat but remained contained to just one room. Since the temperatures outside… https://t.co/Q0VpsuC7up pic.twitter.com/Fi0sYcUUEU
— ANI (@ANI) May 30, 2024
#WATCH | Uttar Pradesh: Fire broke out at Lotus Boulevard Society in Noida’s Sector 100 earlier today. Fire tenders were rushed to the spot and doused off soon after. As per the Noida Chief Fire Officer (CFO), the fire was caused by an explosion in a Split AC. pic.twitter.com/yEaiHpRfBZ
— ANI (@ANI) May 30, 2024
An explosion or fire involving an air conditioning (AC) unit is referred to as a “AC blast”. Fire officials claim that a variety of circumstances, frequently connected to mechanical or electrical malfunctions, might cause such events.
The soaring temperatures have caused a significant increase in fire incidents in Delhi-NCR. “We are receiving more than 200 fire-related calls per day, this is the highest in the last 10 years… All equipment and manpower are stretched, it’s a tough time for the Delhi Fire Department. 12 people including children have so far died in May in Delhi… We are mainly receiving calls from industrial areas related to industry and godowns, and in these areas, it takes more time… If the temperature rises by just 1 degree more, I think the calls will cross 250 per day. We have adopted new technologies. Many of the equipment like drones… are there that the fire department has bought for the first time,” Delhi Fire Department Director Atul Garg told ANI.
