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Firefighters had a rare opportunity to practice their high-rise rescue skills when contractor JLP let them use a couple of tower blocks – days before they were due to be demolished.
Firefighters from Leyton in north east London were involved in the exercise on the 22 storey tower blocks – St Catherine’s Tower and St Paul’s Tower – on the Beaumont Estate.
Procedures included searching for dummies in a smoke filled flat, using dry risers and fire lifts, and reviewing command and control procedures.
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