By James Kon
Fire engine at the scene.
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Trapped victim slides down the rescue
tube to safety.
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HSBC staff members assemble at the Taman
Sir Muda Omar Ali Saifuddien.
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Six people were 'rescued' and all HSBC staff members were able
to vacate the building within three minutes when the fire alarm
sounded.
A fire drill was held yesterday afternoon at Hong Kong and
Shanghai Bank (HSBC) in the capital. The annual fire drill was
organised by HSBC with the Public Relations and Education
Department of the Fire Services Department.
About 50 firefighters took part in the drill, using three
fire engines.
Around 300 HSBC personnel managed to evacuate the building
within the specific time frame of 3 minutes. All HSBC staff
rushed to the assembly point at the Taman Sir Muda Omar Ali
Saifuddien, where a head count was carried out to make sure no
one was still trapped in the building.
Six members of staff however had to be rescued from the
rooftop by firefighters by means of a long chute through which
the trapped victims could slide to the ground. The device is
called a rescue tube.
It was the first time the Fire Services Department used the
rescue tube in Brunei, and the result of the rescue revealed
that the equipment is very efficient in saving lives.
The objective of such drill, as explained by Othman Jailani
Bin Ismail, Head of the Public Relations and Education
Department of the Fire Services Department was to make sure that
all the staff and customers in the building would know what to
do to ensure their safety in the event of a fire.
He also added that it is one of the initiatives of the
department to educate the public about what to do in such case.
In that respect, any organisation which would like to take
part in a fire drill or any training on fire prevention may
contact the Public Relations and Education Department of the
Fire Services Department.
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