Astrakhan firefighters worked out the rescue of people from the burning high-rise
In Astrakhan, fire and tactical exercises were held on a multi-storey residential building. According to legend, in the apartment on the 10th floor during the repair depressurized gas cylinder, causing fire and severe smoke.
As told in the GU EMERCOM of Russia in the Astrakhan region, extinguishing fires in high-rise buildings is one of the most difficult and risky tasks for employees of the department. Limited access to the hearth, the rapid spread of fire and smoke, difficulties with evacuation - all this requires special coordination and skills from units.
According to the scenario, in one of the apartments on the 10th floor broke out building materials and paints. In the fire were four people, six residents of the upper floors could not leave the building due to dense smoke.
Arrived calculations acted clearly: while gas smoke protectors made their way to the blocked, other firefighters deployed a ladder and evacuated people from the balcony of the 10th floor. At the same time, water was supplied to the height for extinguishing. As a result, all 10 people were rescued, the conditional fire was eliminated.
59 Emergencies Ministry employees and 7 units of equipment participated in the exercises. Since multi-storey housing is actively being built in Astrakhan, such training helps firefighters gain experience in fighting fires at altitude.
Read about the events in the Astrakhan and Volgograd regions in the paper number "MK in Volgograd".
