Manhattan, NY – More than 800 rescue workers have staged a disaster drill at a commuter rail station at the World Trade Center site in scenes that echoed images from the Sept 11 attacks on New York.
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Hundreds of firefighters, police officers and other rescue workers descended on the tracks of the PATH rail tunnel linking lower Manhattan to New Jersey after the mock explosion was set off on Sunday morning.
About 150 volunteer “victims” boarded a New Jersey-bound train. But 1,200 feet from the station, the train stopped, power was cut, and emergency services were called.
They secured the scene and then brought the pretend victims – who were covered in make-up simulating blood, grime and serious injuries – out of the tunnel.
Officials bought TV advertisements and plastered train stations with posters to warn downtown residents of the drill. There have not been as many responders at Ground Zero since the Sept 11 2001 attacks, when terrorists hijacked aeroplanes and flew them into the World Trade Center buildings in an assault on New York’s financial district, killing nearly 3,000 people.
PATH rail service was suspended Sunday morning during the drill.
Thank G-d for these brave men and women who risk their lives to help others! Because with Obama in office we better be prepared for the (Chas Vishalom) worst that could happen.
May it never be needed!