According to experts,a lot of lives could have saved if the Fire fighters had hydraulic sky lifts at their disposal in Calcutta.The sky lift would have reached the spot at Park Street with in few minutes and they could have evacuated trapped people.Panicked people trapped inside the building (Stephen Court) jumped to their death from the fifth,Sixth floors could have been saved.
Sky lifts are used for high rise rescue and fire fighting.There are various types of sky lifts.Aerial ladder platforms for working heights from 32 to 55 meters.Another type of sky lift whose working heights is from 32 to 70 meters.A different type of sky lift works from 69 to 112 meters.Bronto Skylift Oy Ab,Tampere, Finland is the global market leader in truck mounted hydraulic platforms.So far,the devastating fire in Park street area claimed 24 lives and 10 people are still missing.20 charred dead bodies were identified by their relatives and loved ones so far.There were many dead bodies who were charred beyond recognition.
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