Tarun Karthick
Port Blair, 27 October 2022
Mr. Ajoy Bairagi, State President, Bharatiya Janata Party, Andaman and Nicobar Islands has written a letter to the Hon’ble Lt. Governor, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chief Secretary, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Director General of Police Andaman and Nicobar Islands requesting them to fix responsibility on those Fire Brigade Personnel responsible for the unimaginable delay in reaching the fire accident site at Aerial Bay, Diglipur on 18th October 2022.
Mr. Ajoy Bairagi in his letter mentioned that on 19th October 2022, he visited the fire accident site and met the victims. He added that nine shops were completely gutted in the fire accident and the locals informed him that although the fire was massive, the reason for the fire going out of control was the unimaginable delay by Fire Brigade in reaching the accident site.
Mr. Ajoy Bairgi further informed the authorities that the Fire Brigade was informed about the fire accident immediately, still it took them more than an hour to reach the accident site, whereas, the Fire Station is located just 10 minutes away from the location.
He requested the authorities to conduct a proper assessment of damages suffered by the victims and to rehabilitate the victims by providing adequate compensation. He also asked the authorities to fix responsibility on the fire brigade personnel responsible for the delay in reaching the accident site.