23/09/2008
Al-Ahram Newspaper 2008/SEPTEMBER/23
The “extinguisher for each house” initiative has imposed itself on the arena due to the growing number of accidental fires which threatens real estate wealth totaling three trillion Egyptian pounds representing our national structure. Dr. Ali Shaker, former head of the Mortgage Financing Authority stated that our real estate wealth is estimated at three trillion pounds and that it should be protected against all dangers, including the danger of fire. Shaker affirms the necessity to provide all means of protection and automatic fire fighting before any dangers occur. This is an important prophylactic procedure that should be taken as a precaution. Shaker said that this involves providing a fire extinguisher for every home.(Available in Arabic – German in PDF )
The “extinguisher for each house” initiative has imposed itself on the arena due to the growing number of accidental fires which threatens real estate wealth totaling three trillion Egyptian pounds representing our national structure. Dr. Ali Shaker, former head of the Mortgage Financing Authority stated that our real estate wealth is estimated at three trillion pounds and that it should be protected against all dangers, including the danger of fire. Shaker affirms the necessity to provide all means of protection and automatic fire fighting before any dangers occur. This is an important prophylactic procedure that should be taken as a precaution. Shaker said that this involves providing a fire extinguisher for every home. According to a study done to activate the procedures of facing fire disaster resulting from natural gas, Dr. Yahia Afifi Mohamed, a member of the Crisis and Disasters Research Unit at the University of Ein-shams, concluded that enough attention should be directed to the technical specifications and requirements concerning safety and security factors in installations and infrastructure buildings.