Hundreds of people participated in extinguishing the simulated fire at Vinh market.
(Baonghean.vn) - On the evening of September 30, the Nghe An Fire Prevention, Fire Fighting and Rescue Police Department coordinated with the Vinh Market Management Board to conduct a fire fighting and rescue drill at Vinh Market.
The drill was conducted with a hypothetical situation: at 7:30 p.m., at the main hall of Vinh market, business owner A had an electrical short circuit while using electricity, causing a fire and explosion.
As soon as the fire broke out, the on-site fire fighting force of Vinh Market Management Board, including 60 people, used water and fire extinguishers to carry out fire fighting and rescue measures and at the same time called the Nghe An Fire Police.
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| Upon receiving the news, fire trucks immediately arrived at the scene. Photo: Quang An |
Upon receiving the news, Nghe An Fire Prevention, Fire Fighting and Rescue Police Department sent Fire Fighting and Rescue Team No. 1 consisting of 40 officers and soldiers and 6 fire trucks to the scene to assist in extinguishing the fire.
The force quickly deployed the fire fighting team, the fire trucks simultaneously used water sprayers, directly controlled and extinguished the fire. At the same time, the rescue team used technical measures to quickly bring the victims and property out.
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| Fire police were present at the scene to extinguish the fire. Photo: Quang An |
After 20 minutes of firefighting efforts, with the ingenuity and bravery of the Fire Police force, the fire was controlled and completely extinguished, and the injured were rescued from the scene.
The drill is very important, aiming to enhance the spirit of fire prevention and is also an opportunity to propagate, disseminate knowledge, raise awareness and responsibility for fire prevention for people. At the same time, it helps small businesses to always be ready and proactively respond to possible fire and explosion incidents.
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| The drill involved 100 people fighting the fire. Photo: Quang An |
Vinh market has a total area of about 86,000m2Located in Hong Son ward, it is the busiest shopping center in Vinh city. However, there have been many major fires here that caused serious property damage, so ensuring fire safety at Vinh market is a top priority for Vinh city.