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June 24, 2008
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Hygiene
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Chemical contingency drill held

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Joint chemical contingency drill held

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.