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Spill drill: Fire Services officers work at a mass decontamination facility during a chemical incident exercise. |
Queen Elizabeth Hospital has conducted a contingency drill with the Fire Services Department to evaluate measures in handling chemical incidents.
Today's exercise involved a mock spillage of chemical agents in an MTR station, resulting in 10 casualties going to the hospital.
Hospital management activated its contingency response plans while the Fire Services Department erected a mass decontamination facility.
More than 60 staff participated.
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