Archive · 9 Aug 2025
PCMC Adds Specialized Fire Tender for Complex Blazes
Imagine the city of PCMC now has a super cool fire truck!
This truck is special because it's made to fight fires that are extra tricky, like those in factories or with electricity.
Regular fire trucks use water, but sometimes water doesn't work and can even make the fire worse!
This new truck has special powders that are much better at putting out these tough fires.
The city got this truck after a big fire in 2021 where firefighters had to use sand because water wouldn't work.
Now, the city is better prepared for these tricky fire situations.
PCMC introduces a specialized Dry Chemical Powder (DCP) fire tender.
The vehicle is designed to combat chemical, industrial, and electrical fires.
Traditional water-based firefighting is ineffective or dangerous in these situations.
The need for the vehicle arose from a 2021 industrial fire in Thergaon.
The new tender uses modern techniques and materials.
- Who
- The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC).
- What
- PCMC has added a Dry Chemical Powder (DCP) fire tender.
- When
- The vehicle was recently added.
- Where
- Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC).
- Why
- To combat complex chemical, industrial, and electrical fires more effectively.
- Vehicle Type
- Dry Chemical Powder (DCP) fire tender
- Purpose
- Combating chemical, industrial, and electrical fires
- Location
- Pimpri Chinchwad, India
- Initiated after
- 2021 industrial fire in Thergaon