Long Son Petrochemicals hosts large-scale emergency response drill

On October 31, the Ministry of Public Security and the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, in coordination with Long Son Petrochemicals (LSP), conducted a ministerial-level fire fighting and rescue drill at the Long Son Petrochemical Complex. The exercise involved 2,571 personnel, 147 vehicles, and 6 specialized service animals.

The drill simulated complex, simultaneous emergency scenarios, including a lightning strike on a Butene-1 storage tank causing an explosion and structural collapse that trapped five workers. The simulation also included secondary fires in nearby gasoline tanks and a maritime incident at the Naphtha jetty, where a coupling failure resulted in a 5,000-liter spill and subsequent fire on a vessel involving 36 crew members.

Various specialized units, including the Ministry of National Defence and maritime and medical forces, utilized drones, firefighting robots, and specialized vessels to manage the simulated crisis. The exercise aimed to test the coordination and readiness of multi-agency responses to large-scale industrial and maritime disasters.