IDEA and misrepresentation Despite some large fires and other serious mishaps the country s need for revenue from industry stands as the immediate roadblock to government action Changes to fire protection and other property protection and life safety measures are seen primarily as adding cost Taking the lead From an FM Global perspective the South Asia situation is a glass half empty or half full depending on one s perspective Christopher Wieczorek vice president man ager of ICS for FM Global notes that so many of the costly tragedies that have afflicted the region s industrial facilities could have been avoided or ameliorated if sprinklers and other safety measures had been in place On the other hand FM Global is actively at work in the region encouraging government agencies to adopt more progressive codes and stan dards while also working with individual enterprises to avoid losses through those same kinds of modest investments We see many companies looking at this issue and beginning to understand the importance of investing in sprinklers as part of their business risk management and safety efforts This is for the long term for the short term and for their people says Wieczorek 2016 December Nagpur India A blast and subsequent chemical fire rocked a dryer unit at a pharma ceutical plant Prior to the event which resulted in multiple casualties authorities had cited the operation for a number of operational violations Explosions continued for hours and multiple structures were involved 2016 September Dhaka Bangladesh A blast and subse quent fire damaged a packaging factory Several potential sources for the fire which killed more than 30 workers have been suggested but no definitive cause has been found A LITANY OF WOES Even a partial list of industrial fires makes daunting reading These very substantial losses made headlines for their impact on India Bangladesh and Pakistan 2016 February Hyderabad India A fire and explosion in a pharmaceutical plant began in a reactor unit reportedly due to an imbalance in heat manage ment In addition to extensive property damage six workers were killed 2015 January Dhaka Bangladesh A fire in a plastics factory caused severe damage to the facility and killed 13 workers 2014 May Central Madhya Pradesh India A massive blaze in a firecracker workshop killed 15 people 2013 November New Delhi India A fire at a factory where leather bags were being stitched killed six workers some of whom were trapped in the building 2016 September Dhaka Bangladesh 22 REASON ISSUE 1 2017

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