An inspection carried out by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has found that almost 10,000 emergency fire extinguisher units across Bangkok need to be urgently replaced.
The inspection was ordered after a student at Rajavinit Mathayom School was killed and 10 others injured when a fire extinguisher exploded during an emergency drill on June 23.
The inspections, which began on June 29, were 60% complete.
So far, authorities have found 9,779 fire extinguisher units need to be urgently replaced. It will cost 16.5 million baht to replace the units.
Once the extinguishers are replaced, each tank will be given an individual QR code, which could be used to check when the unit was last inspected.
The extinguisher information will also be shown on the BKK Risk Map system, starting today.
In addition, the BMA will also prepare a budget to buy 30,000 fire extinguishers to replace the ones currently used in 2,000 communities across the city's 50 districts next year.
