Chemical disaster at Jaipur occurred when petrol was being transferred from the Indian Oil Corporation's oil depot to a pipeline. There were at least 40 Indian Oil Corporation employees at the terminal when it caught fire with an explosion.
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How to cause the Chemical Disaster at Jaipur in 2009 a widespread disaster
The total burning time of Chemical Disaster at Jaipur in 2009 was over 72 hours.All 11 tanks of Indian Oil Company (IOC) caught fire. Indian Government officials announced that there was no choice but to let the fire burn out
- The fixed fire fighting system did not work properly and there were no back up systems.
- The Indian army was assisted with poorly equipped fire brigades.
- IOC depot seemed unprepared to tackle the fire, the state government's disaster management team was also caught off guard. The incident has raised several questions regarding both the safety measures followed at the IOC depot and the disaster management arrangements in Rajasthan.
- Likely lapses in handling the fire in its initial stages was a reason for a disaster of this magnitude.
- Anything could have caused the fire, but only negligence could lead to such a widespread disaster.
- The fire hydrants were empty, why? Not a drop of water came out.
-It is hard to believe that the city's firefighters and authorities let the fire spread to this extent.
- By late the accident day evening, the authorities should have arranged extra pressure pumps which were not available with the Jaipur fire brigade.
This article Causes and consequence of chemical disaster that occurred in 2009 at Jaipur can be very useful for CBSE Class IX students to prepare their Geography project of Disaster Management.
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