This month, the Tokyo Fire Department has installed the same type of fire extinguishing equipment in a building in Tokyo following an accident in which carbon dioxide was released from a fire extinguishing equipment in the underground parking lot of an apartment in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, killing four workers. We visit and provide urgent safety guidance.
This safety guidance has been given by the Tokyo Fire Department since the 22nd, and on the 23rd, two Akasaka fire department staff members visited an office building in Minato Ward.
This building also has a type of fire extinguishing equipment that emits carbon dioxide in the underground parking lot, and the officers explain to the manager precautions and evacuation methods when operating while showing a video on a tablet terminal. Did.
He also demonstrated how to use a device to switch equipment to manual operation and a valve to stop the emission of carbon dioxide, and instructed measures to prevent malfunction.
Since there are about 3,500 buildings equipped with the same type of fire extinguishing equipment in Tokyo alone, the Tokyo Fire Department has decided to provide safety guidance in sequence by the end of June.
Akasaka Fire Department Inspector Atsuo Iso said, "In order to prevent the recurrence of the accident, we ask the manager to learn how to use the equipment and have someone with specialized knowledge present during inspections and construction. I want you to do it. "