LCC denies fire truck fuel rumour

NOEL IYOMBWA writes THE Lusaka City Council (LCC) has refuted social media reports of a video which has gone showing an LCC fire truck in Kabwata being operated manually that it ran out of fuel. LCC public relations manager George Sichimba observed that some sections of society have posted information insinuating that the truck ran […]

LCC denies fire truck fuel rumour
NOEL IYOMBWA writes THE Lusaka City Council (LCC) has refuted social media reports of a video which has gone showing an LCC fire truck in Kabwata being operated manually that it ran out of fuel. LCC public relations manager George Sichimba observed that some sections of society have posted information insinuating that the truck ran out of fuel. Mr Sichimba clarified that the truck did not run out of fuel but what transpired was that the officer in charge (operator) upon arrival at the scene engaged the PTO (firefighting system) but it did not kick in automatically. He said that the counter measure was to use the manual operation because the truck has both manual and automatic systems. “The manual operation of the truck worked very well and the job was executed. “LCC wishes to advise members of the public who may not have the know-how of the fire truck system to verify with officers in charge before sending out wrong information. “The fire truck is an emergency vehicle and therefore it always has fuel even under challenging times, “he stated. He charged that the misinformation that the truck ran out of fuel on its way to the emergency scene should therefore be dismissed with the contempt it deserves. Mr Sichimba added that the lies are being peddled by those who have ill motives about the fire trucks and reminded the general public that the truth will always triumph over lies. The Sun