In the Cheboksary Lyceum No. 44, fire and tactical exercises were held

In the second building of Lyceum No. 44 (Solnechny microdistrict), employees of the Russian Emergencies Ministry conducted fire and tactical exercises today. Rescuers worked out interaction with the administration of the institution and teachers during the mass evacuation and rescue of people. The training was led by First Deputy Head of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia for Chuvashia Alexei Struzhenkov.

According to legend, at 14:00 a fire broke out in the technology office on the ground floor due to a short circuit of electrical equipment. The fire engulfed furniture and equipment, and smoke spread through corridors and stairwells.

1,629 people were evacuated on their own, and another 39 needed rescue assistance. From the fourth floor of the blocked office firefighters brought 11 people with the help of special rescue devices. Three others were evacuated from the ground floor, where they lost orientation.

There were 25 people on the roof of the building. To save them, the Emergencies Ministry employees used a ladder and safely lowered people to the ground.

During the exercises, the efficiency of information transfer, the coherence of firefighters’ actions and the use of high-altitude equipment were checked.

Such trainings help rescuers to improve their skills, and school staff and students to work out the evacuation procedure and learn to act calmly in emergency situations.