Brigitte Lin 42 million mansion fire is extinguished. (Photo/Provided by "Hong Kong 01", the same below)
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A third-level fire broke out in the famous movie star Brigitte Lin's 1.1 billion yuan mansion in Fei'e Mountain. Today (8th) a fire broke out in a detached house at Nos. 9 to 11 Anderson Road. The fire was fierce and thick smoke filled the house. The fire department dispatched two teams of smoke hat teams and activated two hoses to put out the fire, and assisted in the evacuation of 18 people. No one was injured in the fire. The fire fighters finally put out the fire at 8:40 this morning and it took 7 hours to put out the fire.
The Fire Services Department raised the fire alarm to Level 3. In addition to sending a collapse search and rescue team to the scene, the Fireworks Task Force (CFBT) was also dispatched. They wore orange helmets and orange firefighting suits. They were members of the Fire Services Department's building fire department. Rescue experts are responsible for assessing risks at fire sites, such as flashover and dust explosions. Whenever the fire alarm rises to Level 3, they are ordered to dispatch. In the past, they participated in the 2019 Tuen Mun River Terminal container fire and the 2016 Level 4 fire at Taotai See Cheong Mini Warehouse.
checked the information and found that the Fireworks Task Force was established in March 2011 with only a dozen people. The supervisor is at the level of assistant fire district chief. The members include 11 senior fire captains and 4 fire brigade personnel. Members will be divided into It operates on a 24-hour rotation basis for 3 teams. It is known that joining the pyrotechnics task force requires at least three years of experience. They are usually responsible for teaching indoor fire rescue courses at the Fire and Rescue College in Pak Shing Kok, Tseung Kwan O.
When a three-level fire occurs, the pyrotechnics task force will be dispatched. Teams of two will enter the fire scene together with the smoke hat team. In addition to searching and rescuing people, the indoor pyrotechnics task force has another main responsibility, which is to assist in the search. Fire source, and assess whether the fire intensity, objects, etc. in the fire scene will pose risks such as flashover, backlash, dust explosion, etc. The orange helmets worn by the team are for identification purposes only and are the same style as the yellow helmets used by the Smoke Hats.
The Fire Services Department explained the role of the "Pyrotechnics Task Force" in 2013. At that time, the Fire Services Department stated that the Pyrotechnics Task Force was composed of instructors from the Indoor Pyrotechnics Characteristics Training Group of Pat Heung Fire Training School and was a non-permanent frontline fire fighting and rescue personnel. In addition to providing daily training, they will also be called upon to participate in level 3 or above building fires and conduct reviews and research on fire-fighting strategies. They will provide technical support and fire scene review work to on-site supervisors based on on-site conditions. If there is an urgent need at the fire scene, the pyrotechnics task force will be dispatched to the fire scene to carry out fire-fighting work.
When the pyrotechnics task force needs to deal with a fire alarm, the fire communication center will notify the pyrotechnics task force supervisor, who will immediately rush to the accident scene to report to the on-site supervisor. In addition, the Fire Communication Center will immediately notify the Pat Heung Fire Training School and arrange a special vehicle for the pyrotechnics task force to transport relevant equipment from the fire training school to pick up the pyrotechnics task force members and assemble at the fire station closest to the fire scene.
