Ho Chi Minh City: 4,000 people join major firefighting exercise
A large-scale firefighting drill was organised at a 32-storey building in Ho Chi Minh City on November 28.
Source: http://congan.com.vnThe event attracted the participation of nearly 4,000 people, including around 1,000 firefighters and emergency responders, and 3,000 local residents playing the part of the victims.
The scenario was a gas leak in a restaurant which led to a big explosive, and an incident causing thick smoke in an apartment in the Vincom Centre B building.
The drill helped improve the capacity of search and rescue skills of participating forces in the context of the increasing risk of fire incidents in multistoried buildings.-VNA
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