Ho Chi Minh City holds fire drill at iconic Landmark 81 skyscraper
Sunday, November 12, 2023, 17:05 GMT+7
More than 2,000 people along with 29 vehicles were mobilized for a fire drill at Landmark 81, Vietnam's tallest skyscraper, and adjacent Landmark 6 building in Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City on Saturday morning.
The vehicles included fire trucks, ladder trucks, high-pressure water trucks, and rescue vehicles.
The hypothetical situation for the drill was that an electrical problem occurred at 9:00 am at an apartment on the 10th floor of Landmark 6, causing a blaze across the floor.
The building’s fire alarm system warned of the incident so some people in the second basement of Landmark 81 got into a state of panic.
They entered elevators to reach the ground floor to escape from the building.
Two cars collided with each other while attempting to flee the second basement, causing their petrol to spill out and a fire there.
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| The hypothetical situation for the drill was that an electrical problem occurred at 9:00 am at an apartment on the 10th floor of Landmark 6, causing a blaze across the floor. Photo: Phuong Nhi / Tuoi Tre |
Firefighters used ladder trucks to access the 10th floor of Landmark 6 and rescued the people stuck there.
The injured were taken to ambulances and transported to hospital for emergency treatment.
The flames were put out at about 10:00 am the same day.
Senior Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Dinh Duong, deputy director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Public Security, said the fire drill helped check and assess vehicles and the cooperation of relevant forces in response to fires and explosions.
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| The incident frightens many people. Photo: Phuong Nhi / Tuoi Tre |
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| People escape from the basement of the Landmark 6 building. Photo: Phuong Nhi / Tuoi Tre |
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| Firefighters extinguish the fire. Photo: Phuong Nhi / Tuoi Tre |
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| Rescuers use ladder trucks to access the 10th floor of Landmark 6 to save those trapped inside. Photo: Phuong Nhi / Tuoi Tre |
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| Firefighters spray water in an effort to stamp out the fire. Photo: Phuong Nhi / Tuoi Tre |
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| The fire was extinguished at about 10:00 am on November 11, 2023. Photo: Phuong Nhi / Tuoi Tre |
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| Colonel Huynh Quang Tam (L), head of the Ho Chi Minh City Firefighting Police, shakes hands with police officers joining the fire drill. Photo: Phuong Nhi / Tuoi Tre |
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