Resilience on fire safety in hospital infrastructure: A case study of electric fires in the state of Maharashtra Sabbanwar Swati1*, Kudkilwar Moreshwar2** 1B.E. (Electrical), M. Tech (IPS), Former Assistant Professor in National Fire Service College, Nagpur, India 2B.E. (Fire), PGDDM, LLM Deputy Fire Adviser, New Delhi, India (*Corresponding author) email id: swatisabbanwar@gmail.com
**mkudkilwar@gmail.com
Online Published on 20 May, 2022. Abstract Electrical fires directly caused by the flow of electric current or by static electricity are one of the important types of structure fires. The subsequent development of an electrical fire is generally no different than that of any other type of structural fire. But the mechanisms leading to ignition of an electrical fire are, in many cases, uniquely specialised and in need of specific research to delineate their characteristics. Considering short circuit as the most crucial of all infrastructure, this paper explores the impact that electric fire due to short circuit had on the sector in the last few years in Maharashtra. The instant case study focuses towards need for infrastructural planning, time to time inspection and maintenance to mitigate the loss of life and property. Top Keywords Fire, Hospital fire, Fire accidents, Fire safety, Electrical short circuit, Resilient. Top |