We come here every year to pay tribute to the martyrs.” He said the MC should make a memorial in their memory. Meanwhile Malkiat Singh father of deceased fireman Manpreet Singh said, “We could not get even the body of our son as he was among three firemen whose body was not found from debris. She said they got all benefits but after getting Gallantry Award they got monthly allowance but did not get other benefits like concession in train, air fare etc. We have requested the MC Commissioner Pardeep Sabharwal for doing something over this issue.” She said the memorial will keep their memory alive. There is one under construction government school nearby and one Chowk is also there. Manjit Kaur, wife of deceased sub fire officer Rajkumar, said, “We have demanded one memorial in the memory of these firefighters who died in the incident. He said one old fire Brigade vehicle is lying defunct at fire Brigade office that can be used to create memorial. Requesting anonymity one of the officials claimed that memorial should be made as it was a very big incident.
The nine firemen who lost their lives included Rajinder Sharma (sub fire officer) Samaon Gill (Sub Fire Officer), Rajkumar (sub fire officer), Puran Singh (Leading Fireman), Rajan Singh (Fireman), Vishal Kumar (fireman), Manohar Lal (leading fireman), Manpreet Singh (fireman) and Sukhdev Singh (fireman). The family members claimed MC should construct one gate type memorial in the chowk near that spot where building had collapsed. The families had organised Sukhmani Sahib path in the memory of nine fire fighters who died in the incident. LUDHIANA: The families of those firefighters who lost their lives in Suffian Chowk fire and building collapse incident four years back demanded a memorial should come out in the memory of the bravehearts.