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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1987

"FURTHERMORE,

PROCEDURES

HAVE BEEN

SUCH PLANS AND ALL INDEPENDENTLY CHECKED AND ENDORSED BY THE CHIEF INSPECTING OFFICER

JS HE

THE RAILWAYS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. APPOINTED AGENT ON RAILWAY SAFETY AND REPORTS DIRECT TO GOVERNMENT.

HONG

KONG

OF

GOVERNMENT'S

"

ON EVACUATION OF PASSENGERS FROM TRAINS, MIGHT USE A SPECIALLY DESIGNED EMERGENCY TRAIN. THIS DOOR COULD BE USED AS A RAMP LEADING DOWN TO THE TRACK.

HE SAID, PASSENGERS

OF END DOOR AT EITHER

A

STATION STAFF

WERB

IN EMERGENCIES WHEN FIRE WAS NOT PRESENT, SENT TO ASSIST PASSENGERS TO LEAVE THE TRAIN.

TRAIN,

THE OUT

TRAIN OF THE

OPERATOR

TO TRAIN

WOULD THE

IN THE CASE OF A FIRE ON A TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO LEAD PASSENGERS NEAREST STATION.

RAILS

AT

LEVEL TRACK THE SPACE BETWEEN OBSTRUCTIONS TO ALLOW PASSENGERS TO WALK TO THE NEXT STATION.

WAS

FREE OF

COULD EITHER THERE WERE FANS AT THE END OF EACH STATION WHICH

TUNNEL THROUGH THE VENTILATION BLOW OR SUCK SMOKE FROM A FIRE IN A SHAFTS TO OPEN AIR AT GROUND LEVEL. THIS PREVENTED SMOKE ENTERING PUBLIC AREAS AT STATIONS.

THE

ALL

OF 4.5 MINIMUM HE SAID: "THE STATIONS ARE DESIGNED TO ALLOW EVACUATION OF

OP ALL PASSENGERS FROM ONE LEVEL TO THE NEXT LEVEL WITHIN A MINUTES. THIS INCLUDES EVACUATION OF A FULLY LOADED TRAIN AND WAITING PASSENGERS AT A PLATFORM.

"EXTRACT FANS WITHIN THE

CAN STATION ESCALATOR RUNNING

BE USED

CAN BE

FOR REMOVING

REVERSED

TO

SMOKE, AND THE DIRECTION OF ASSIST IN EVACUATION," HE SAID.

HE POINTED OUT ALL

MTR STAFF ON

TRAINS WERE REGULARLY

AND STATIONS TRAINED IN EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, AND REFRESHER TRAINING WAS PROVIDED.

INVOLVING

YEAR ΤΟ FIRE

THE BOTH

"AT LEAST THESE EMERGENCY DRILLS ARE CARRIED OUT BACH PRACTISE THESE PROCEDURES, SERVICES AND THE POLICE,

IN

EACH CASE

"

MR LEUNG SAID.

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