Nearly 1,500 people partake in fire drill at mPlaza Saigon
Friday, October 04, 2024, 17:23 GMT+7
A fire drill took place at the mPlaza Saigon building in downtown Ho Chi Minh City on Friday morning, involving 1,450 people and 100 vehicles.
The hypothetical situation for the drill unfolded when an electrical problem triggered a petrol leak from a car parked at basement B2 of the building, causing a blaze at 9:00 am.
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| Lieutenant General Le Hong Nam, director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Public Security, delivers his speech, directing relevant forces to fight a fire at the mPlaza Saigon building in downtown Ho Chi Minh City during a fire drill on October 4, 2024. Photo: Minh Hoa / Tuoi Tre |
After discovering the flames, relevant forces swiftly took action to contain the fire, rescue victims, and instruct workers and customers inside the block to escape from the blaze.
In the hypothetical scenario, some 3,000 people were working, shopping, and staying in the mPlaza Saigon building.
They got into a state of panic as they could not find ways to get out of the burning building due to dense smoke.
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| An injured person is wheeled out of the mPlaza Saigon building during a fire drill in Ho Chi Minh City on October 4, 2024. Photo: Minh Hoa / Tuoi Tre |
After being notified of the fire and explosion at the high-rise, Duong Ngoc Hai, vice-chairman of the municipal People’s Committee, directed relevant units and the High Command of Ho Chi Minh City to work with the municipal Department of Public Security to dispatch forces and vehicles to the scene of the inferno for firefighting and rescue operations.
After 45 minutes of the close collaboration between relevant forces in response to the fire and explosion, the flames were put out.
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| Firefighters use a system of ropes and pulleys to approach the top floor of the mPlaza Saigon building to rescue trapped victims during a fire drill in Ho Chi Minh City on October 4, 2024. Photo: Minh Hoa / Tuoi Tre |
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| An injured person is carried out of a burning building during a fire drill in Ho Chi Minh City on October 4, 2024. Photo: Minh Hoa / Tuoi Tre |
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| Many special-use vehicles were sent to the scene of a fire during a drill on October 4, 2024. Photo: Minh Hoa / Tuoi Tre |
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| Firefighters break a window to rescue trapped victims during a fire drill in Ho Chi Minh City on October 4, 2024. Photo: Minh Hoa / Tuoi Tre |
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| Firefighters use ladder trucks to spray water to extinguish the fire occurring at the mPlaza Saigon building in Ho Chi Minh City during a fire drill on October 4, 2024. The building, covering 146,000 square meters, stands 91.5 meters tall with 21 floors and three basements. It can accommodate up to 6,000 people. Photo: Minh Hoa / Tuoi Tre |
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| A man receives first aid after being rescued from a burning building during a fire drill in Ho Chi Minh City on October 4, 2024. Photo: Minh Hoa / Tuoi Tre |
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| Firefighters are pictured stamping out the flames during a fire drill on October 4, 2024. Photo: Minh Hoa / Tuoi Tre |
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