Automatic fire detection at pantry cars and power cars

In a bid to augment fire safety, Eastern Railway has installed automatic fire detection and suppression system (FDSS) in power cars and pantry cars of LHB rakes.

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This fire prevention device in the power cars and pantry cars uses the principle of forming of water mist by using nitrogen gas stored as liquid nitrogen. The water mist formed in detection of fire very efficiently controls the spreading of fire and also suppresses it. Similar to the fire prevention system in AC coaches, the FDSS has been installed in power cars and pantry cars which is fully autom