Switzerland: Mock 'explosion' exercise conducted in Neuendorf logistics centre

An 'explosion' exercise was conducted by the Swiss firefighting and rescue teams with the assistance of police and army officers in a small village of Neuendorf in the Canton of Solothurn, Friday. The footage shows firefighters struggling with fire and evacuating 'wounded' people from a logistics centre. Large amounts of cardboard and plastic packages were set on fire with smoke spreading to buildings and vehicles. Several firefighter brigades from Neuendorf as well as neighbouring Egerkingen and Oensingen, emergency services and army troops took part in the exercise. A special firefighting and rescue train (LRZ) designed by the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) was also at the 'explosion' site. The army officers assisted firefighters by rescuing 'missing' and 'injured' people inside the burning building and provided water for the LRZ.