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Int'l seminar on urban emergency rescue held in Shanghai

Xinhua, July 11, 2016 Adjust font size:

An ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) seminar on urban emergency rescue was held in Shanghai Monday.

The event, from Monday to Thursday, was co-organized by China and Malaysia and attended by delegates from countries including India, Indonesia, Pakistan, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, and Thailand in addition to representatives from international organizations, such as the ASEAN Secretariat.

Academic exchanges, training and field trips will be carried out to train attendees on how to handle fires in high-rise buildings and subways as well as incidents that involve dangerous chemicals or bodies of water, according to China's Ministry of Public Security.

In addition, joint drills will simulate rescue conditions for petrochemical complexes.

Founded in 1994, the ARF is a regional forum for security dialogue in Asia. Endi