Jonas Sjostedt, General Manager of the Centara Pattaya Hotel, in cooperation with the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department, Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Foundation rescuers, police and personnel from Pattaya Memorial Hospital held a firefighting drill to train staff on the proper use of fire extinguishers, familiarising themselves of evacuation routes and use of a tower crane to rescue guests stranded on higher floors.