Exercises to work out fire safety measures were held today, October 26, in the building of the Central Department Store, in the premises of KP "Kharkiv city BTI".
According to legend, a fire occurred in the basement of the building, as a result of which smoke began to smoke in the front office of the BTI. To simulate smoke, rescuers launched artificial smoke..
BTI employees evacuated all visitors - about 50 people, transferred the call to the console by pressing the alarm button, reported a fire on the phone and de-energized the room.
As the Deputy Head of the Operational Coordination Center of the State Emergencies Service in the Kharkiv region, Alexey Sirenko, said, the main task of the BTI personnel - to pass information to the rescuers in time, count the visitors and evacuate them - was completed.
In total, the exercise involved 15 people of the personnel of the State Emergencies Service in the Kharkiv region and 4 units of special equipment.