2007 Mass Casualty Drill in MRT Line 2
October 15, 2007
Jinky Jorgio
Tel. Nos. 854-04-52/854-09-84
The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) management conducted a Mass Casualty Incident Drill at the Araneta-Cubao Station, Line 2 at around 9:00am on Saturday (October 6).
LRTA Administrator Melquiades Robles said that in the drill, area first responders consisting of essential employees and other support personnel will be challenged to perform their triage and other mass casualty incident procedures.
"The exercise was designed to challenge our personnel's ability to react to an incident within the LRTA revenue line. This will also be an outstanding opportunity to bring all the community and the police together to practice what could be a real life situation and prepare us for possible terrorist attacks," Robles explained.
The scenario included a simulated bomb explosion at the shuttle platform area of the Araneta-Cubao Terminal Station, which resulted to chaos and major, as well as minor injuries to a number of "passengers".
The said drill exercise is in support of the policy of the LRTA to ensure the protection of the lives and properties in the event of a major emergency happening along the revenue line.
The LRTA began organizing the event last ear, which was held at the Central Terminal Station of Line 1. The exercise tested the various aspects of first responders' ability to cope with a mass casualty scenario.
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