PM urges use of latest fire-fighting techniques

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday suggested to the authorities concerned to utilise the latest fire-fighting techniques to overcome fire eruption incidents like the one that took place in Sherani area of Balochistan.

He was chairing a meeting over the recent incident of forest fire that burnt precious pine trees in Balochistan. The premier stressed that all the latest tools and techniques should be employed to handle such situations in future.

He said the federal government would financially assist the families of the Balochistan forest fire victims and would bear the educational and medical expenditures of their siblings.

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Meanwhile, Pakistan Army and Frontier Corps (FC) Balochistan are providing all-out assistance to local administration for putting out the fire. Balochistan Provincial Disaster Management Authority in co-ordination with NDMA is steering relief efforts and organising firefighting activity, an ISPR statement said.

It added that the Army and FC Balochistan were providing maximum assistance whereas Headquarters (HQ) 12 Corps was coordinating closely with the PDMA.

One FC Wing and two army helicopters along with local administration and Levies have been employed in the fire-fighting and relief efforts.

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Moreover, one helicopter is being used to drop water and other to drop fireball and fire extinguishing chemicals.

As many as 400 fireballs, 200 fire suits, blankets, tents, mats and fire extinguishing equipment have been provided by NDMA through FC Balochistan.

(WITH INPUT FROM APP )