Frequent fires depart Kerala authorities red-faced

Express News Service

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The third fireplace mishap in diversified warehouses of the Kerala Medical Services Corporation Ltd (KMSCL) in a distinct segment of 10 days has grow to be a major embarrassment to the state authorities. While bleaching vitality has been the villain in all three fireplace incidents, the efforts by the KMSCL authorities to verify precaution in storing it have come beneath flak from diversified quarters. The Congress state administration has demanded a CBI probe into the fireside mishaps.

KMSCL hogged headlines first on May 18 when its warehouse in Kollam caught fireplace. Five days later, another fireplace broke out at KMSCL’s warehouse at KINFRA Park at Kazhakootam in Thiruvananthapuram, which killed a Fire and Rescue Services personnel, when a portion of the warehouse fell on him. The third fireplace incident occurred at its Alappuzha warehouse related to Vandanam Medical College allegedly due to bleaching powder that was stocked in large parts. KMSCL managing director Ok Jeevan Babu, who took value on March 29, has his job cut back out.

“I joined KMSCL recently and am studying the issues which have plagued the corporation. It’s too early to reveal what the issues are. The police are investigating the cause of fire at various warehouses of the KMSCL,” acknowledged Jeevan.

It’s found that the KMSCL authorities have requested the producers of the bleaching powder agency to take the stock once more which has precipitated enough issues to them already. In reality, a model new bleaching powder agency had these days started supplying its merchandise after the sooner agency’s stuff was allegedly found to be of inferior prime quality. 30,000kg of bleaching powder alone had caught fireplace in Saturday’s incident at Alappuzha. 

The Congress state administration has raised alarm bells over the ‘mysterious’ fireplace incidents at a time when a Lok Ayukta trial on the acquisition of additional PPE kits and gloves in the middle of the pandemic is occurring. Congress state chief Ok Sudhakaran acknowledged a CBI probe is vital as repeated instances of fireside mishaps have been occurring at Brahmapuram waste remedy plant, secretariat and KMSCL warehouses. 

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The third fireplace mishap in diversified warehouses of the Kerala Medical Services Corporation Ltd (KMSCL) in a distinct segment of 10 days has grow to be a major embarrassment to the state authorities. While bleaching vitality has been the villain in all three fireplace incidents, the efforts by the KMSCL authorities to verify precaution in storing it have come beneath flak from diversified quarters. The Congress state administration has demanded a CBI probe into the fireside mishaps.

KMSCL hogged headlines first on May 18 when its warehouse in Kollam caught fireplace. Five days later, another fireplace broke out at KMSCL’s warehouse at KINFRA Park at Kazhakootam in Thiruvananthapuram, which killed a Fire and Rescue Services personnel, when a portion of the warehouse fell on him. The third fireplace incident occurred at its Alappuzha warehouse related to Vandanam Medical College allegedly due to bleaching powder that was stocked in large parts. KMSCL managing director Ok Jeevan Babu, who took value on March 29, has his job cut back out.

“I joined KMSCL recently and am studying the issues which have plagued the corporation. It’s too early to reveal what the issues are. The police are investigating the cause of fire at various warehouses of the KMSCL,” acknowledged Jeevan.googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

It’s found that the KMSCL authorities have requested the producers of the bleaching powder agency to take the stock once more which has precipitated enough issues to them already. In reality, a model new bleaching powder agency had these days started supplying its merchandise after the sooner agency’s stuff was allegedly found to be of inferior prime quality. 30,000kg of bleaching powder alone had caught fireplace in Saturday’s incident at Alappuzha. 

The Congress state administration has raised alarm bells over the ‘mysterious’ fireplace incidents at a time when a Lok Ayukta trial on the acquisition of additional PPE kits and gloves in the middle of the pandemic is occurring. Congress state chief Ok Sudhakaran acknowledged a CBI probe is vital as repeated instances of fireside mishaps have been occurring at Brahmapuram waste remedy plant, secretariat and KMSCL warehouses.