Another three months have passed, making it time again for another Central Festival Pattaya Beach fire drill.
City Councilman Sanit Boonmachai took the gavel for the quarterly drill with police, medics from Banglamung Hospital, and the city Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department.
Employees practiced evacuating customers from the mall on its Second Road side and setting up triage areas for medical personnel to treat any injuries.
Moreover, building plans were provided for each department with strategies detailed to bring important documents to safe areas.
Mall firefighters practice evacuating an injured woman during a simulated fire emergency at Central Festival Pattaya Beach.
There are 325 retailers in Central Festival Beach Pattaya along with kiosk sellers. The building has 12 fire-escape routes, 25 firefighters, and 20 security guards.
The plans practiced are aimed at helping more than 1,000 employees and customers escape the building in case of a fire.
