Mock fire drill held at Bhel

Trichy: A mock fire drill was conducted at Unit II of the high-pressure boiler plant (HPBP) in Bhel Trichy complex on Friday to check emergency preparedness of various safety, security and rescue operations at the factory. The drill was conducted in the presence of R Rajasekaran, joint director, Industrial Safety and Health, Trichy, and observers from Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) Valavanthankottai, Ordnance Factory Trichy (OFT), Airports Authority of India (AAI), Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services (TNFRS) and High Energy Projectile Factory (HEPF), Trichy. The drill simulated an emergency in the LPG yard of Unit II, which has two LPG bullets of 50 tonne capacity each. Rajasekaran said all observations and suggestions during the mock drill must be considered for further improvements in safety measures at lethal installations such as LPG yards. Firefighting teams from IOCL, OFT, AAI, TNFRS and HEPF, which are under the Mutual Aid Scheme, joined Bhel's in-house fire services to conduct the fire drill.