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Firefighters exercise, put fire at highest tower in Kuwait |
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Monday, 12 October 2009 23:35 |
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Kuwaiti firemen conducted a drill at Kuwait's highest tower, Al-Hamra Tower, on Monday putting out fake blazes and evacuating personnel.
The drill, carried out by the section of fire combating of the general directorate of the fire department, was the largest in scale during the current training course, conducted by the national firemen.
Deputy Director-General for control and human resources development, Brigadier General Yusuf al-Ansari, said this exercise is regarded as the largest of its kind during the training season.
The exercise was aimed at securing readiness of the firemen to deal with such accidents at high-rising towers.
The exercise began at 10:30 a.m., when a report was addressed to emergency number 112 about a fire at the eighth floor.
The building is currently under construction, with 1,400 workers present every day at the site.
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