Hitachi shuts unit at Kadi plant after major fire

Jul 19, 2012 |

mumbai

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Consumer durables firm Hitachi Home & Life Solutions on Thursday said that a major fire broke out at its Kadi Plant in Gujarat due to which one of its units has become non-operational.

"There is no human casualty," the company said in a regulatory filing adding that estimated loss/damage is being worked out."

"Last night there was a major fire at Unit No. 2 at Kadi Plant, Gujarat, and due to which it has become non-operational," the company said.

Hitachi Home & Life further added that the company has taken adequate insurance of the plant. Meanwhile, the unit No. 1 at Kadi Plant and the company's Jammu Plant are 'operational'.

The company's stock fell as much as 19.10 per cent to Rs 102.50 in morning trade on bourses. On Wednesday, the company's share price at the BSE closed at Rs 126.70.

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Can we confidently depend on

Gopal Shree Uday

20 Jul 2012 - 23:01

Can we confidently depend on an installed product , component or building system to perform as expected whenever a fire may occur , at any stage in the life cycle of that building?
Precision of fire test methods—a fire performance rating obtained in one test laboratory may be different to those obtained in another laboratory for the same component ?

Installation alterations on site, have any changes been made to a product since originally tested ? Have any of the fixing details been altered ? Have any changes been made on site in order to ensure a good fitness? If assemblies do not fit, how have resulting larger gaps and clearances been handled by the building contractor?Workmanship- is it good,bad or ugly ? Has it been competently supervised or not ?
Has an installed product been interfered with by other trades at later stages in the execution process ?
Servicing and routine preventive maintenance – will any be carried out , by somebody competent to do so ? Could there be improper use or abuse of materials by the building’s occupants ?
What information is available about the management system , personal and reporting relationships in a building? Are they effective ? efficient ? competent ? What we needed is reliability based fire prevention system design and approach.
Thanks,
Gopal Shree Uday,NewDelhi
gsuday@hotmail.com

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