Hyderabad: Interior Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali inaugurated the Telangana Fire Ride 2021 organized by the Pupils Plaza Fire Department. The minister said at the event that the disaster response and fire services in the state of Telangana are exemplary.
The interior minister said firefighters saved lives and property in many major fire incidents in the state.
Mahmood Ali said that on April 14, 1944, a large fire broke out in a British warship in the port of Mumbai in which 66 firefighters and officers were killed. The event is commemorated every year on April 14 in the country as “Fire Day”.
The program continues until April 20, during which the Fire Department will present a number of programs to make the public aware of fire safety and the prevention of fire accidents.
Interior Minister said Telangana State is making rapid progress under Prime Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao. There were 97 fire station centers in the state before the founding of Telangana, and 20 new centers have been added since the founding.
The state fire department provides the best training to its staff and uses modern firefighting equipment.
Source: The Siasat Daily