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KFSD Director General Lt Gen Khaled Al-Mekrad inspecting tunnel ventilation systems
KUWAIT, Jan 3 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's Fire Service Directorate (KFSD) has announced that it will soon be incorporating robotic equipment and tunnel ventilation systems into its arsenal.
After inspecting fire apparatus at a factory in China's western city of Chengdu, KFSD Director General Lt Gen Khaled Al-Mekrad felt the need for an equipment overhaul, read a KFSD statement.
With the new machinery, KFSD personnel will now be better equipped to deal with mishaps in the most inaccessible of places, the statement added. (end)
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