By Laja Thomas
AN international fire equipment company with Nigerian presence Alco Systems Nigeria Limited has introduced a new fire fighting device into the Nigerian market.

Explaining how the technology works at a seminar in Lagos, the managing director, Mr.Evipidou George,  observed  that fighting  fire has moved away  from being combative.

He explained that the equipment is triggered by heat at 200 degrees and then releases aerosol to control any resultant fire.

George stressed that global fire fighting device has moved away from the initial mundane practice of fighting the disaster.

According to him, fire-pro, the new device,  has been in-existence for eight years, in over 60 countries.”Any extinguisher system to  be internationally  recognised and certified has to  comply with  the standard and regulation related to  its  extinguishing  technology,” he added.

On the  maintenance  of  the  equipment, Zenon  Charalambous, senior  business development  manager ,fire pro systems ,stated  that  the equipment  which  has  15 years  life-span is maintained once a year.