The destruction of property in fire, especially that caused during law and order issues, and the wastage of water used to douse it, have prompted two Kolhapur-based youth to  come up with what they call 'fireballs,' to fight it. The fireballs which they have named Redmatic, are cylinder-shaped containers filled with monoammonium phosphate, that can be thrown into a fire. The heat causes them to explode, spreading the dry chemical, which douses the fire.

Effective on various fires
Sagar Raskar, 32, and Pankaj Shelke, 30, developed the fireballs in 2018 through their company, Ocean Fire, that manufactures fire-fighting equipment. Raskar said, "Many a time, after mobs get agitated, they target public property, setting fire to it. That bothered me a lot and we started researching and found a similar product in China. We decided to make it in India and did it in the span of a year." He added, "We created a cylinder-shaped body so it can be easily thrown in a fire or kept as fire safety equipment. We gave free demos and samples to police."