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London Fire Brigade donates fire-engine to Gozitan charity group
Emergency Response Groups granted their own fire-engine during a ceremony in London presided over by Prinece Charles
8 September 2016, 10:43am
Tim Diacono
Tim Diacono
1 min read
Prince Charles presided over the hand-over of the fire-engine to the Gozitan charity group
The London Fire Brigade has donated a Mercedes 1325 fire-engine to the Emergency Response Corps, a Gozo-based voluntary organisation.
The handover took place at the Shadwell Fire Station in London, as part of a high-profile ceremony that was attended by Prince Charles, home affairs minister Carmelo Abela, and Malta’s High Commissioner to the UK Norman Hamilton.
The ERRC said in a statement that the fire-engine will now be driven over to Malta by a team of retired fire-fighters and that the vehicle would increase the NGO’s capability for fire and rescue services.
The ERRC is a voluntary organisation that acts as an auxiliary to the authorities in helping people in crisis. It offers services, first-aid, disaster response and civil protection services, as well as a range of training courses.
Tim Diacono is a former reporter for MaltaToday.
