Orchid Garden Hotel Fire Drill

Orchid Garden Hotel (OGH) recently (9 November 2011, Wednesday) held its annual fire drill. The drill is held to test the readiness of the hotel staff especially its first aider and fire marshal in case of real fire outbreak at the hotel.

The drill which starts around 2:45pm saw a scenario where a fire occur at the hotel dining hall. The hotel staffs are alerted with the fire bell thus sending a party of its fire marshal and first aider to the fire scene while another team of fire marshal evacuating the hotel staffs and its residents. As they are evacuating the dining hall minor explosion occur thus causing several casualty trapped in the hall. Firefighters then arrived at the scene and rescue the victim immediately.

During the drill three fire engines and personnel from the Berakas and Women Operation Unit are deployed as well as paramedics from RIPAS hospital are also involved. Present to supervise the drill are officers and staffs from the Orchid Garden Hotel, Brunei Fire and Rescue Department (BFRD) Operation C command and BFRD Public Relation Unit