Fire drill at Brunei Shell Marketing
By Azlan Othman

Firemen carrying hoses into the building during the fire drill at the Brunei Shell Marketing office in Bandar Seri Begawan. Photo: Azlan Othman

The capital came to a standstill yesterday morning after two fire engines, a rescue vehicle and an ambulance suddenly appeared near the Brunei Shell Marketing (BSM) and IBB building.

The people's curiosity was heightened when smoke appeared on the seventh floor of the BSM building and staff evacuated from the premises and walked to an assembly point at the nearby Taman Hj Sir Muda Omar Ali Saifuddien.

It was actually a fire drill to test the response time and evacuation of staff of BSM as well as to test the firemen.

Said the PRO of the Fire Services, Othman Jailani, "the staff must evacuate the building in three to five minutes. If it's more than that, then the fire is considered a major fire incident".

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin