Fire Extinguishers in National Assembly Expired Since 2012 – Investigation

Fire extinguishers

Over 120 fire extinguishers among those installed at the National Assembly complex in Abuja have not been serviced for five years, the Punch reports.

Investigations also indicated that they were last tested by technicians in 2011.

The majority of the Co2 fire-fighting equipment have no service certificates or maintenance records, a development that exposes the total lack of regular servicing of the installations.

The danger, according to experts, is that in the event of a fire outbreak, the installed equipment will be useless since they will most likely fail.

A senior service official in another government agency, Dr. Timothy Indinkpa, said, “Regular servicing of all extinguisher types is very important. It is a fire-fighting equipment and fire does not wait for you while you are struggling to operate the extinguisher.

“They are equipment meant to be ready to operate or brought alive as soon as there is a fire incident. This can only happen if they are in a regular state of maintenance.”

It was gathered that to remain in an active state, fire extinguishers should be serviced every six months or at least once every 12 months.