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KUMBAKONAM
SCHOOL FIRE
TRAGEDY
SIDE VIEW OF THE KUMBAKONAM SRI KRISHNA PRIMARY SCHOOL
FRONT VIEW
THE DREAMS OF PARENTS
ON JULY 16 TH 2004 THEY SET TO SCHOOLAS ANY OTHER DAY
THEY NEVER K
NEW
THEY WERE N
OT
GOING T
O RETURN
BACK THE S
AME
WAY
THE FIRE
•The town of Kumbakonam mourned 90 children who died when a blaze engulfed their primary school.
•THE CAUSES
The school had about 900 students housed in over crowded classrooms
THE KITCHEN WAS LOCATED AJDACENT TO THE STAIRCASE(NARROW)
KITCHEN
FIRE WOOD OVENS WERE USED INSTEAD OF GAS COOKERS
THE CLASSROOM ON THE TOP MOST FLOOR HOUSING 180 CHILDREN HAD A THATCHED ROOF
WHILE THE OLDER CHILDREN WERE HOUSED IN BRICK AND MORTAR CLASSROOMS , ONLY THE NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN WERE HOUSED IN CLASSROOMS THAT HAD THATCHED COVERING
HALL
THATCHED CLASSROOM
OLDER STUDENTS PLACED NEAR THE STAIRCASE
THE FIRE STARTED FROM THE KITCHEN WERE THE MID DAY MEALS WERE BEING COOKED
THE BURNT THATCHED ROOF OF THE SCHOOL
POLICE INSPECTING THE REMAINS FIRE ENGINES
THE SCHOOL TEACHERS WERE NOT TRAINED TO HANDLE CHILDREN IN SUCH CRISISTHEY RUSHED FASTER TO SAME THEMSELVES(NO INJURY)
THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT DID NOT
INSPECT THE SCHOOL FOR 3 YRS
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DID NOT CHECK
FOR THE SAFETY NORMS BEFORE GIVING
APPROVALAPPROVED
THE PARENTS ARE TO BE BLAMED TOO
SO WHOSE FAULT WAS IT???????????
IT WAS NOT A MATTER OF FEW SECONDS BUT A MATTER OF
90 LIVES ….THE LIVES OF OUR FUTURE CITIZENS
Dr A.P.J Abdul Kalam’s poem
Oh dear little ones ! Oh dear little ones!For you ,parents had glorious dreams!And you were all immersed in your own dreamsYet ,Agni engulfed you and all your dreamsTaking you to Almighty’s divine presenceUsually, departed old parents are buried by sonsWhereas, Kumbakonam saw a sad scene!Crying parents burying their little ones!!Oh Almighty, bless those parents wailing in griefTo have the strength to bear this great lossMay thy compassion and grace prevade all soulsAnd bring down the pain and wipe away the tearsOh Almighty ! Show your grace on those little ones.
NOT LEARNING FROM THE PAST
NOT THE FIRST BUT THE 4 TH MAJOR FIRE ACCIDENT IN TAMILNADU
JUNE 7 TH 199760 PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN A FIRE IN BRIHADEESWARA ALAYAM AT TAJAVUR
ON AUGUST 6 ,200130 MENTALLY ILL PATIENTS (CHAINED TO THEIR COTS) IN A MENTAL ASYLUM PERISHED IN YERWADI
JANUARY 23,2004 SRIRANGAM30 PEOPLE INCLUDIN THE BRIDEGROOM
HER DREAM WILL NEVER COMETRUE
RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PARENTS
CHECK THE FOLLOWING:•GENERAL AIR QUALITY•VENTILATION SYSTEMS •ROOFING SYSTEMS•FIRE PREVENTION SYSTEMS•SAFE EXITS
STEPS TO BE TAKEN BY SCHOOLS TO ENSURE SAFETY
INSTALLING FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AT EACH FLOOR
INSTALLING SMOKE ALARMS
THEY USE IONISATION AND PHOTOELECTRIC DETECTORS
BROAD
STAIRCASES(TWO)
FOR ENTRY AND EXIT
EDUCATING TEACHERS ON USE OF SAFETY EQUIPMENT
USING SIGN BOARDS
SUGGESTED CHECKLIST
•DOES EACH CLASSROOM HAVE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, ESPECIALLY NEAR SWITCH BOARDS?•ARE FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS PROVIDED?•WHAT ARE THE POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARDS,LIKE KITCHENS?•WHAT FIRE EXITS ARE PROVIDED OTHER THAN STAIRCASES?•HOW MANY STAIRCASES ARE PRESENT?IF THERE IS ONLU ONE ,IS IT SUFFICIENT TO VACATE ALL THE STUDENTS IN LESS THAN A MINUTE IN CASE OF A FIRE?•WHAT IS THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE FARTHEST CLASSROOM AND THE STAIRCASE? •ARE THE BULIDINGS OCKED OR BLOCKED?IS SEURITY VIGILANT ENOUGH TO OPEN THE GATES WIDE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY?•ARE ALL THE STAFF TRAINED TO HADLE CHILDREN IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY?•ARE FIRE DRILLA HELD PERIODCALLY?•DO YOU HAVE EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM,ESPECIALLY IN CASE OF INSTITUTIONS THAT TEACH AT NIGHT TIME?
VIJAYAN
A NEW LIFE
MERCY ANGEL
BACK FROM
THE JAWS OF
DEATH
IT JUST TAKES A
MATTER IF FEW
MINUTES FOR US TO
RECTIFY THE
MISTAKES
BUT NEVER WILL WE
GET A CHANCE TO ASK
FORGIVENESS FROM
THOSE
TINY SOULS
PREVENTION IS
BETTER THAN
CURELET US BE
PROFESSIONALLY,
MORALLY
ETHICAL WITH
COMMON
MORALITY