Apartment residents in Nghe An participate in fire prevention and fighting drills
(Baonghean.vn) - The drill aims to equip residents living in apartment buildings in Nghe An with knowledge and skills in fire prevention, firefighting, and rescue; proactively prepare forces and means to effectively handle fire and explosion situations.
On the morning of October 8, the Fire Prevention and Fighting and Rescue Police Department, Nghe An Provincial Police organized a propaganda session and practiced fire fighting and rescue plans at Bong Sen apartment building, Vinh city.
Recently, there have been many fires in high-rise buildings and apartment buildings across the country, some of which have caused great damage to people and property. Therefore, raising awareness and fire prevention skills has received special attention from the Government, ministries, departments, branches and localities.
In Nghe An alone, there are currently about 80 apartment buildings, most of which are concentrated in Vinh City. The current apartment buildings still have many potential fire and explosion risks such as lack of fire prevention equipment, tiger cages, no fire exits, and low public awareness of fire prevention.
Therefore, it is extremely necessary to propagate and practice fire fighting and rescue plans at Bong Sen Apartment in particular and apartment buildings and high-rise buildings in Nghe An in general. The drill aims to improve the ability of forces to coordinate fire fighting operations; create a proactive position to promptly extinguish any fire, explosion or incident, ensuring fire safety for Bong Sen Apartment in particular and apartment buildings in Nghe An in general.
At the propaganda session, residents of Bong Sen apartment building were introduced and instructed by the authorities on how to use equipment such as fire extinguishers, sprinklers, fire alarms, smoke alarms, emergency exits, etc. People were directly taught basic firefighting skills.
During the drill, a simulated fire at the Bong Sen apartment building was also carried out. Accordingly, the fire started on the 5th floor of the apartment building due to the carelessness of the residents in using heat sources.
Due to the large fire, the fire spread quickly, making it difficult for people to escape. On the 6th floor of the Bong Sen apartment building, 4 victims were trapped and could not escape outside.
Upon receiving the news, the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Department - Nghe An Provincial Police quickly mobilized forces and vehicles to the scene, coordinated with local forces to carry out search and rescue, and successfully extinguish the fire in a short time.
It is known that in the coming time, training and practice of fire prevention and fighting skills will be deployed by Nghe An Provincial Police to each apartment building and high-rise building in the area./.
