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Bipin Ganatra,originally from [[Gujarat]], has been offering his services as a fireman in the city of [[Kolkata]] where a total of 347 people died and 1,749 were injured in some 2,000 fires in 2014. He is an [[electrician]] by profession and earns a meager salary, borrowing from his friends to make ends meet. He also helps the police manage traffic.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.india.com/news/india/meet-padma-awardee-bipin-ganatra-who-chases-fire-to-protect-people-1784739/|title=Meet Padma awardee Bipin Ganatra who chases fire to protect people|last=ANI|date=2017-01-26|work=India.com|access-date=2017-08-02|language=en}}</ref> |
Bipin Ganatra,originally from [[Gujarat]], has been offering his services as a fireman in the city of [[Kolkata]] where a total of 347 people died and 1,749 were injured in some 2,000 fires in 2014. He is an [[electrician]] by profession and earns a meager salary, borrowing from his friends to make ends meet. He also helps the police manage traffic.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.india.com/news/india/meet-padma-awardee-bipin-ganatra-who-chases-fire-to-protect-people-1784739/|title=Meet Padma awardee Bipin Ganatra who chases fire to protect people|last=ANI|date=2017-01-26|work=India.com|access-date=2017-08-02|language=en}}</ref> |
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Ganatra does not have any formal training with regards to firefighting. He started out by helping [[firefighter]]<nowiki/>s do odd jobs but now has risen to the level of a [[professional]] firefighter |
Ganatra does not have any formal training with regards to firefighting. He started out by helping [[firefighter]]<nowiki/>s do odd jobs but now has risen to the level of a [[professional]] firefighter.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-padma-shri-winner-after-losing-his-brother-to-fire-at-age-of-12-this-man-has-spent-his-life-as-voluntary-fire-fighter-2296094|title=Padma Shri winner: After losing his brother to fire at age of 12, this man has spent his life as voluntary fire fighter {{!}} Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|date=2017-01-25|work=dna|access-date=2017-08-02|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Ganatra has attended to over 100 fires. He monitors the television news constantly and informs the fire department if a fire breaks out. Despite his contributions to the force he travels to the site by himself using public transport. In recognition of his efforts, the fire department has given him a rare steel volunteer card and a khaki uniform.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/west-bengal-unofficial-firefighter-bipin-ganatra-to-get-padma-shri-4495257/|title=West Bengal: Unofficial firefighter Bipin Ganatra to get Padma Shri|date=2017-01-28|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2017-08-02|language=en-US}}</ref> |
Ganatra has attended to over 100 fires. He monitors the television news constantly and informs the fire department if a fire breaks out. Despite his contributions to the force he travels to the site by himself using public transport. In recognition of his efforts, the fire department has given him a rare steel volunteer card and a khaki uniform.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/west-bengal-unofficial-firefighter-bipin-ganatra-to-get-padma-shri-4495257/|title=West Bengal: Unofficial firefighter Bipin Ganatra to get Padma Shri|date=2017-01-28|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2017-08-02|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 19:10, 26 August 2017
Bipin Ganatra is an electrician from Kolkata. He is also an unofficial volunteer firefighter and was awarded the Padma Shri in 2017 for helping helping fight fires in the city.
Inspiration
As a child Ganatra would rush after fire engines when he heard them and would start helping the firemen when he reached the scene of the fire. In 1982 Ganatra, then only 12 years old, lost his elder brother Narendra to a freak fire accident which occurred when a spark fell on fuel while his brother was working on his motorcycle. His brother was admitted to hospital for many months but finally succumbed to his injuries.[1]
Once when he was working as a mechanic in a school, he received information that a large bank was on fire. He helped carry water pipes from a nearby pond to the scene of the fire. The bank manager came running out of the building, stopped, remembered something he had left, and went back into the building and never returned. This heart-rending visual inspired Ganatra to continue on his approach.[2]
Life
Bipin Ganatra,originally from Gujarat, has been offering his services as a fireman in the city of Kolkata where a total of 347 people died and 1,749 were injured in some 2,000 fires in 2014. He is an electrician by profession and earns a meager salary, borrowing from his friends to make ends meet. He also helps the police manage traffic.[3]
Ganatra does not have any formal training with regards to firefighting. He started out by helping firefighters do odd jobs but now has risen to the level of a professional firefighter.[4]
Ganatra has attended to over 100 fires. He monitors the television news constantly and informs the fire department if a fire breaks out. Despite his contributions to the force he travels to the site by himself using public transport. In recognition of his efforts, the fire department has given him a rare steel volunteer card and a khaki uniform.[5]
References
- ^ "West Bengal: Unofficial firefighter Bipin Ganatra to get Padma Shri". The Indian Express. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ Biswas, Soutik (6 March 2016). "The Indian man who chases fires". BBC News. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ ANI (26 January 2017). "Meet Padma awardee Bipin Ganatra who chases fire to protect people". India.com. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Padma Shri winner: After losing his brother to fire at age of 12, this man has spent his life as voluntary fire fighter | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dna. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "West Bengal: Unofficial firefighter Bipin Ganatra to get Padma Shri". The Indian Express. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.