Residents and staff at Thepprasit Condominiums learned basic fire-fighting techniques during a half-day fire drill organized by the Pattaya Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department.
Department manager Banthit Nanthsukh led the 9 a.m.-noon workshop June 20 with 18 residents and staffers attending. The training is required by law for high-rise buildings.
Residents and staff learn how to shut off a flaming gas tank.
Participants learned how to use a chemical fire extinguisher to fight gas fires, shut off gas valves and extinguish cooking-oil fires.
During lectures, city workers also discussed the different types of fires, escape procedures and tips to prevent blazes.
“I want employees and residents to understand how to manage themselves during fires, since high rises like these have many residents,” Thepprasit Condominiums Manager Prawit Wannasin said.
Banthit said most condominium fires start inside private units and residents don’t know how to stop the fire before it spreads. Once it does, people don’t do anything except wait for fire trucks to arrive. Basic training in extinguisher use can prevent damage and save lives, he said.
