The following fire extinguishing appliances shall be provided:-
(1) In the enclosure. - 1[Two liquid chemical extinguishers, one fire extinguisher using carbon tetrachloride acid, one bucket of sand, two buckets of water and a damp blanket shall be kept inside the enclosure. A large sponge shall be kept in one of the buckets of water. One liquid chemical extinguisher shall also be kept out-side the enclosure.]
In the auditorium. - Four portable fire extinguishers, 20 buckets of water and a cistern supplying not less than five gallons of water per 100 square feet of floor area stored.
(2) These appliances shall be so disposed as to be readily available for the use. The buckets shall have round bottoms and handles and shall be of 2 1/2 to 3 gallons capacity, each to hold not less than 2 gallons of water. They shall be printed red with the word "Fire" painted on them in large black letters in English and the 2[XXX] vernacular.
(3) The portable fire extinguishers shall be of soda acid type and of the two gallon size; they shall be installed at an adequate height from the ground. A record regarding the maintenance of portable extinguishers shall be kept.
(4) Where a portable fire extinguisher of the chemical combination pressure type is older than three years or has not been tested previously, it shall be tested by hydraulic pressure by the Electrical Inspector or by an engineering firm or mill authorised in this behalf by the licensing authority, to show that it can withstand for one minute a pressure of 300 lb. per square inch and a certificate of such test shall be submitted to the licensing authority, Similar tests shall be repeated once in two years.
(5) At least four stirrup pumps and eight buckets filled with water. If there is no gallery or first floor in the premises and at least six stirrup pumps and twelve buckets filled with water if there is a gallery or first floor in the premises in which case, at least two stirrup pumps and four buckets filled with water shall be kept in the gallery or first floor.
(6) Attendants and staff be trained in the use of all fire- fighting equipment maintained in the premises.
(7) The licensee shall —
(i) once in every three months empty the container of each portable fire extinguisher provided in the licensed premises, clean its nozzles and working parts, stir the liquids in it and top it up, immediately record the date of having done so on a slip of paper and paste the same on the out side of such container, 1 Substituted by No. 3, dated 15-2-1963.
2 Deleted by No. 10, dated 24.5.1982.
(ii) once in every year discharge each portable fire extinguisher provided in the licensed premises and recharge it and immediately record the date of such recharge in durable paint on the external surface of the container of the portable fire extinguisher; and
(iii) Stock at least five refills for the use of the fire- extinguishers.