Demolition site forms ideal backdrop for firefighters’ emergency situation preparations.
This was the dramatic scene as more than 40 firefighters and emergency experts found out what would happen if a major building collapsed.
The exercise, run in Thetford on Tuesday by three Urban Search and Rescue teams – who are the UK government’s response force to disasters like the 9/11 attacks or 7/7 bombings – took place at Lovell’s part demolished Sweyn Close site.
Duncan Barrow, watch manager of the Norfolk Urban Search and Rescue unit, said: “It is essential that our teams have the opportunity to complete training exercises in realistic circumstances and so the provision of Lovell’s site is welcome.”
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