Yes it's true. No, you're not dreaming.
But can they do it the way professional fire-fighters can?
Well, it seems in an article I read by "Asian Security Review", the Potala Palace located in Lhasa, Tibet has been marked as a major fire risk due to its architectural design and construction, which consists mainly of wood. You can bet it's highly combustible considering the grandeur in its design, as well as the quantity involved.
In fire engineering terms, it can be classified as a high fire risk premise, owing to its high fire load.
The site has ben identified as UNESCO in 1994 as a World Heritage Site and has since then, had a resident team of fire-fighters on high alert during the dry season. But what about the cats? What's it got to do with them?
Well apparently back in 1984, a fire occurred as a result of an electrical short circuit. Owing to the lack of immediate response capabilities, a portion of the site was badly damaged, only after the resident monks and nearby residents assisted in the fire-fighting intervention.
As these sites usually have mice in these areas (yeah, you know it was coming to this didn't you?), there exist a "threat" where they would end up chewing on the wiring insulation and thereby enhancing the fire risk exposure. Do you fire-fighters chasing after rats or mice in your neighbourhood? Neither do they in Tibet.
Now we know what the cats are for... "MEOW"
But can they do it the way professional fire-fighters can?
Well, it seems in an article I read by "Asian Security Review", the Potala Palace located in Lhasa, Tibet has been marked as a major fire risk due to its architectural design and construction, which consists mainly of wood. You can bet it's highly combustible considering the grandeur in its design, as well as the quantity involved.
In fire engineering terms, it can be classified as a high fire risk premise, owing to its high fire load.
The site has ben identified as UNESCO in 1994 as a World Heritage Site and has since then, had a resident team of fire-fighters on high alert during the dry season. But what about the cats? What's it got to do with them?
Well apparently back in 1984, a fire occurred as a result of an electrical short circuit. Owing to the lack of immediate response capabilities, a portion of the site was badly damaged, only after the resident monks and nearby residents assisted in the fire-fighting intervention.
As these sites usually have mice in these areas (yeah, you know it was coming to this didn't you?), there exist a "threat" where they would end up chewing on the wiring insulation and thereby enhancing the fire risk exposure. Do you fire-fighters chasing after rats or mice in your neighbourhood? Neither do they in Tibet.
Now we know what the cats are for... "MEOW"
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