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Arunachal Student Develops Innovative Fire-Safety System for Households
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News18•28-09-2026, 18:15
Arunachal Student Develops Innovative Fire-Safety System for Households
- •Chief Minister Pema Khandu lauded Rubu Daniel, a Class-9 student from Arunachal Pradesh, for developing a science project to enhance household fire safety.
- •Rubu Daniel's "Automatic Soil Drop-Fire Safety System" aims to prevent fires caused by traditional household fireplaces.
- •The system detects fire or dangerous temperature increases and automatically releases soil to smother the flames by cutting off air supply.
- •Rubu Daniel, from Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya (VKV) Oyan, secured first place in the state science seminar and will represent Arunachal Pradesh nationally.
- •The project has also been shortlisted among 86 submissions for the GYS Avishkar Awards 2026, offering a low-cost fire prevention solution for homes using traditional fireplaces.
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Rubu Daniel developed the 'Automatic Soil Drop-Fire Safety System', a practical science project designed to prevent fires caused by household fireplaces by automatically dropping soil over the fire.
The system is intended to detect a fire or dangerous temperature rise and automatically release soil over the fireplace, which acts as a smothering material to cut off the fire by reducing air contact.
Rubu Daniel secured the first position in the state science seminar, qualified to represent Arunachal Pradesh at the national-level event, and independently cleared phase one of the GYS Avishkar Awards 2026.
