LMC buys two fire engines

By A Staff Reporter, Lalitpur, Nov. 23:The Lalitpur Metropolitan City (LMC) has bought two new fire engines.

The City unveiled the two vehicles amidst a programme on Wednesday and informed that they had been purchased at a cost of Rs. 56.5 million. 

The vehicles can seat six crew members and can carry both water and foam to extinguish different kinds of flames. 

As per the LMC, the engines can jet out water to a height of around seven storeys and are small enough to enter the narrow alleys inside the historic core of the metropolitan city. Even if they cannot enter, their hoses can be extended to reach the site of the blaze.

Speaking at the programme, Mayor of the city Chiri Babu Maharjan said that Lalitpur would leave no stone unturned for safety. He also said that the city was looking to procure more modern fire engines having medical capabilities.

He also informed that the city would deploy the fire engines to assist neighbouring local levels and the federal government in fighting blazes.

Lalitpur residents can dial the hotline number 1131 to call the city's fire engines.