Near 10,000 extinguishers in sorry state

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After a deadly explosion, BMA will change tanks.

Friends at the funeral of Khumthong ‘Benz’ Premmanee, 18, who died when a fire extinguisher exploded during a fire drill at the Rajavinit Mathayom School in Dusit district on June 23. The funeral was held at Wat Sunthorn Thammathan in Pomphrap Sattruphai district on June 27. (Photo: Nutthawat Wicheanbut)
Khumthong Benz Premmanee, 18, died on June 23 during a hearth practice at the Rajavinit Mathayom School in the Dusit city after an extinguisher exploded. Friends attended his funeral. On June 27, the death took place at Wat Sunthorn Thammathan in the Pomphrap Sattruphai neighborhood. Nutthawat Wicheanbut is shown in the pictures.

Nearly 10,000 crisis fire extinguishers units across the city’s 50 regions need to be immediately replaced, according to an inspection by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.

A fire extinguishers device exploded during an emergency practice on June 23 at Rajavinit Mathayom School, killing one student and injuring ten individuals. The examination was therefore ordered.

The audits, which started on June 29, according to deputy governor Tavida Kamolvej, were mandated to guarantee public health.

She reported that the inspection was 60 % finished as of Sunday.

Regulators have discovered that 9,779 fire extinguishers devices need to be replaced immediately. According to Ms. Tavida, it will cost 16.5 million ringgit to remove the products.

Each tank may receive a unique QR code after the extinguishers are changed, which can be used to determine the next time the device was inspected.

Starting today, the hose details will also be displayed on the BKK Risk Map technique, according to Ms. Tavida.

She added that the BMA will also create a budget for the purchase of 30, 000 fire extinguishers the following year to remove the 2, 000 communities already using them in the town’s 50 districts.

District leaders have also been instructed by BMA to check on fire extinguishers that have been found to be effective every other year.

To ensure that the extinguishers are in working order, she said that all district headquarters must collaborate with local officials to assess vehicles in their communities for iron, leaks, and other signs of damage.

She added that routine maintenance and inspection may even extend the extinguishers’ useful lives.

Additionally, Ms. Tavida urged the community to use the Traffy Fondue software or the Fire Department’s 199 line to record any malfunctioning or subpar extinguishers in their areas.

Separately, the Pomprap Sattruphai area office posted images of more than 400 fire extinguisher that the company had set aside to be replaced on its Facebook page in an effort to increase public confidence in the state’s emergency steps.

It stated that those canisters would be properly disposed of.