At 101 control room, firefighters fight tears as they answer calls

Ludhiana | Wednesday | 22nd November, 2017

Summary:

While Naresh and Pankaj were deputed at the control room, Raj Kumar was put on standby duty to take calls in the office. He is still recovering from his injuries and hence has been posted at the control room for the time being. (Source: Express photo by Gurmeet Singh)Inside the fire brigade control room, where Pankaj Sharma has been stationed since Sunday, emergency number 101 rings incessantly. Sitting next to him, cleaner Raj Kumar does not utter a word. But we are into emergency services, so have to be at service always.”Naresh, deputed at the control room, had sustained 30 per cent burns in May this year in one such firefighting operation..