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Tuesday, August 28, 1973

SPECIAL LIGHTING FOR NIGHT FIRE FIGHTING

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The Fire Services Department is to order six high intensity lighting

tenders to facilitate fire fighting and rescue operations at night.

Each tender will comprise a van equipped with a diesel generator,

an extending flood light mast, three 220-volt lighting units capable of

generating their own electricity, and a radio telephone.

A Fire Services spokesman said that these tenders would form part

of the standard attendance to incidents occurring during the night.

"These lighting tenders are capable of illuminating a very large area and should make fire fighting and rescue operations at night much easier, especially in cases of serious fires when the power supply of a whole locality may be temporarily cut, and in cases of serious accidents in the New Territories,"

he said.

They are also light in weight, about 80 pounds, and can be easily

carried away from the van by two men to the most strategic spots in an

emergency area.

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The new appliance should also prove useful during rescue operations

in day time when a large supply of electricity is needed to operate heavy

equipment like power saws, the spokesman added.

He said that designs of the new appliance had been finalised and they were expected to be placed in commission by next year's typhoon season.

"By then, two emergency lighting tenders will be posted at each

of the Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Territories Fire Commands," he said.

The total cost of the new appliances is estimated to be about $380,000.

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