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The Fire Services Museum (; pt, Museu dos Bombeiros) is a
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History

The museum building was constructed in 1920. The museum was opened on 11 December 1999.


Architecture

The museum building was built in a European style. It has two exhibition halls with a total area of 350 m2.


Exhibitions

The museum exhibits more than 700 artifacts about fire fighting system, including vehicles and instruments to extinguish fire.


See also

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Fire Services Bureau The Fire Services Bureau (; pt, Corpo de Bombeiros, CB) is responsible for fire and rescue services in Macau. Volunteer fire brigades in Macau dates back to 1851 and full-time department in 1883. Prior to 1851, the Portugal, Portuguese military ...


References

1999 establishments in Macau Firefighting museums in China Macau Peninsula Museums established in 1999 Museums in Macau {{Macau-museum-stub