full-fledged mock drill simulating an emergency situation was conducted at the Cochin International Airport on Friday to analyse how various agencies would respond to a real crisis of similar proportions.
The drill started at 11.40 a.m. when the Air Traffic Control alerted the fire unit of the airport to smoke billowing out of the tail-end of an aircraft set for takeoff. The flight had 38 “passengers.”
Fire tenders and fire-fighting staff rushed to the spot. The first task was to extinguish the “fire” and then, rescue the “passengers,” including those who had “injuries of varying degrees.”
While the “safe passengers” were immediately segregated, the “injured” were moved into a triage area, at a safe distance from the spot. Some were released after administering “first aid,” while the seriously injured were moved to “hospitals” in ambulances.
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