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Richard Browning, founder of jetpack developer Gravity Industries, conducted a casualty response exercise at the top of Trascaului Mountain to test their “Browning” jetpack in cooperation with the Emergency Situations Department (DSU) of the Romanian Ministry of Internal Affairs. During the exercise, the jetpack managed to reach the top of the mountain, which that takes two hours to climb on foot, in just two minutes while carrying the defibrillator device to be used in the intervention of the casualty.

“Every minute is important in intensive care cases such as cardiac arrest, as in this exercise,” said the company.

“It is a wonderful technology that can save lives,” said Raed Arafat, Head of the DSU.

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Explosion at Barcelona Port Kills One

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An acetate tank explosion during maintenance work at the Tipsa facility in Barcelona’s port claimed one life and injured another, who was hospitalized.

The blast triggered a fire and activated a chemical risk emergency plan, according to the Barcelona Municipality. Firefighters extinguished the blaze, and a security perimeter was established around the site. Authorities are investigating the incident.

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