Parsekar calls for more alertness to check fire accidents

Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar today said there is a need for alertness to avoid incidents like the recent Kollam temple fire tragedy.
"There is need for us to raise our level of awareness towards accidents and thereby inculcating a sense of alertness so as to curb and avoid fire accidents such as these," he said referring to the fire tragedy at Kollam temple in Kerala where 114 people were killed and nearly 350 injured after firecrackers went-off during a religious celebration.
He was speaking at the 'Fire Prevention Week' that began in the state.
The Chief minister lauded the intensive campaigningon 'Safer School Safer India' programme, which he said will help in enhancing the awareness level of primary school children and through them the families, on safety culture.

He paid his respects to all firemen who lost their lives in the line of duty.
As a part of raising the fire safety awareness in primary schools of Goa, the 'Safer School Safer India' programme was unveiled byParsekar last year.
It is a joint initiative of the Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services, Directorate of Education (State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT)) and Underwriter Laboratories (India).