Salient Features of Fire Protection in Spencer Plaza
As Spencer Plaza is high-rise building, wet riser system is installed in this project. We have an underground sump, which has the storage capacity of one-lakh litres of water. We are extending the present sump to increase the capacity of water storage. From the pump room there is a ring main surrounding the building and there are 5 wet risers running from basement to the second floor. And there are 3 wet risers running from fourth floor to seventh floor. These risers are located at strategic points in each floor. We have provided the hydrant with necessary canvases & PVC hoses with nozzles. The glass enclosures are painted with red paint, affixed with "FIRE" stickers on it. The pipelines will be always pressurized with water and in case of eventualities the pressure in the pipeline will come down and automatically the water pump will come to operation. In the pump room there are three pumps, one jockey pump, one main pump with electrical driven motor and one main pump connected with diesel engine.

In addition to wet riser system, electronic fire alarm system is also installed. The installation of fire alarm system is intended to detect fire at a sufficiently early stage in order to reduce the property loss. The fire detection system comprises of smote detectors and manual call points located in various points in common areas in all floors, sub-stations, electrical rooms, A/C plant etc. Which are connected to a centralized computer, which is located at Chief Security Officer enclosures.

There are also many portable fire extinguishers to fight different types of fires, installed at each floor in different strategic locations. The fire escape stairs is constructed at the rear periphery of the building. The fire escape routes are also displayed with illuminated signboards at various points of the building. The car ramps also can be used as fire escape routes, as it is provided with sufficient ventilation and broad enough to take more number of persons. There are two entrances for fire engines to come. One from Binny Road and another from Mount Road entrance.

All our staff and securities are well trained to operate the equipment's facilities. We have employed one trained and experienced fire supervisor exclusively for maintaining and testing the equipment at frequent intervals. We are also taking mock fire drill once in two months to educate the occupants in the plaza about the use of fire fighting system.