Pressure fed system at airports suspended
An official from RACL said the systems are now being re-checked.
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By
Mariyam Umna Ismail
Pressure fed systems have been temporarily suspended at Maldives' airports.
The decision to temporarily discontinue pressure fed systems used in training conducted by firefighters comes in the wake of an incident at HDh. Kulhudhuffushi airport on Thursday in which four people were injured when a cylinder exploded while being refilled.
An official of the Regional Airports Company told Atoll Times on Sunday that the use of pressure fed systems at domestic airports has been temporarily suspended as an investigation is ongoing. He said the systems are now being re-checked.
In the incident at the airport:
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Three men and a woman were injured
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One is in critical condition and is still being treated; he sustained serious injuries to his hand
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The rest sustained minor injuries
