Sichuan conducts firefighting drills with intelligent unmanned equipment to boost efficiency

Fire rescue authorities in southwest China's Sichuan Province have been conducting comprehensive firefighting exercises using intelligent unmanned equipment to improve the fire brigades' effectiveness in extinguishing fires under complex conditions.

In Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province, a simulated fire drill was carried out at a super high-rise building under construction, with thick smoke billowing from a height of 130 meters.

Upon arrival, the fire department immediately deployed a reconnaissance drone to survey and map the area, quickly identifying the fire's source and locating any trapped individuals.

Simultaneously, the department deployed intelligent equipment such as robot dogs and transport drones to deliver rescue supplies to trapped individuals -- either by climbing stairs or flying directly to the scene.

Another challenge was creating a deep channel through the building's facade to allow drone access. At a height of 130 meters, a demolition drone used a laser to lock onto the target window and deployed a diamond-tipped cutting head to break through the tempered glass of the building's curtain wall.

As the glass was removed, a large volume of smoke immediately poured out of the building. Two dry powder firefighting drones, each equipped with a 40-liter powder tank, targeted the source of the flames to contain their spread. Meanwhile, three additional drones coordinated from varying heights, spraying foam agents to finally extinguish the fire.

In some mountainous regions of Sichuan, local fire departments also conducted drills using unmanned equipment in challenging environments. These exercises were carried out across various scenarios, including water bodies, high altitudes, cold weather, and deep canyons.

"The purpose of these exercises is to enhance the fire rescue team's operational capabilities by integrating unmanned and intelligent technologies, making firefighting and rescue operations more scientific and efficient," said Li Daiming, an official with the Sichuan Provincial Fire Rescue Corps.

Sichuan conducts firefighting drills with intelligent unmanned equipment to boost efficiency

Nicaragua's co-foreign minister Valdrack Jaentschke has warned that militarism must never be allowed to rise again, as Japan's recent moves to lift its arms export ban and revise the pacifist Constitution continue to draw international concern.

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Tokyo Trials, where Japan's Class-A war criminals from World War II were brought to justice.

In an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN), Valdrack Jaentschke voiced his concern that today's world order is being undermined by interventionism and other challenges.

"It is necessary for us to remember that after the end of World War II, countries worked hard to build a new international order based on international law. However, regrettably, more than 80 years later, we are seeing that this once explored and attempted order is being challenged by interventionism, a confrontational mindset, and tendencies like 'might makes right.' These are precisely the conditions that gave rise to fascism and militarism in the past, which ultimately led to the tragedy of World War II," he said.

He said the international community has a responsibility to pursue a new international order -- one fundamentally grounded in peace.

"Looking back at the history more than eight decades ago and comparing it with today's reality, it is our responsibility to recognize that the world should, and must, build a new international order that is more just, fairer, rooted in international law, based on a logic of mutual benefit and shared success, and fundamentally grounded in peace," said the minister.

"Today, as we revisit the Tokyo Trials, it is meant to remind the world that such a tragedy must never be repeated -- and that we must do everything in our power to prevent it from happening again. We must stop that dark world -- born from militarism, interventionism, and fascism -- from ever returning," he said.

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