Building Code translation

Question

I'm reading over part of the BCS building code on fire safety in parking structures, and I'm kinda stuck on the following phrase:
Los edificios e inmuebles destinados a estacionamientos de vehiculos deberan contar, ademas de las protecciones senaladas en este capitulo con recipientes de 200 litros con arena, colocados a cada 4 cajones de estacionamiento en lugares accesibles y con senalamiento que indiquen su ubicacion.

Originally, I thought this was talking about the location of fire extinguishers, but "arena" apparently means "sand", and 200 litres is something like 40 gallons, which is way too large to be a fire extinguisher.

Answer 1

That's it. Bucket, sand, shovel. It's one provision in the chapter on general fire safety that happens to be specifically about parking. Everything else talks about the minimum pressure for standpipes and sprinklers, and about fire dampers, none of which are specifically required in parking decks. Viva la Mexico!

Answer 2

So it's the code itself that makes no sense. Are they talking about ashtrays? I can't think of any other piece of burning refuse one might find in a parking deck, and the idea of using sand to put out a fire instead of a fire extinguisher is ridiculous. On the other hand, it calls in the next sentence for a device (artefacto) that allows one to apply the sand, presumably on an oil slick or fire. I've never had the chance to visit one of Mexico's parking decks myself. Anyone seen anything like this'