Friday’s blaze in Avighna Park at Lower Parel saw the Mumbai Fire Brigade deploying drones for the first time in the city while conducting search operations after the fire outbreak.
With a proliferation of high-rises in Mumbai, Mumbai Fire Brigade is going for advance technology and equipment, including the possibility of deploying drones for actual fire fighting.
Officials said that taking note of high-rises in the city, the fire brigade has already procured three snorkels (ladder and platform van) of 70 meters, 80 meters and 90 meters length that can go up to 30 floors. The fire brigade has also inducted robots to carry out fire fighting in areas where intense heat and smoke makes it difficult for fighters to get inside.
