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For evacuation from trains, passengers may use a
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specially designed emergency door at either end of a train.
This door can be used as a ramp leading down to the track.
emergencies when fire is not present, station staff are sent to
assist passengers to leave the train. In the case of a fire on.
a train, the train operator will take immediate action to lead
passengers out of the train to the nearest station.
The space
between rails at track level is free of obstructions to allow
passengers to walk to the next station. There are fans at the
end of each station which can either blow or suck smoke from a
fire in a tunnel through the ventilation shafts to open air ATGROUND This prevents smoke entering the public areas at stations.
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The stations are designed to allow evacuation of all
MINITCH passengers from one level to the next level within a maximum of
4.5 minutes. This includes evacuation of a fully loaded train
and of all waiting passengers at a platform. Extract fans ·
within the station can be used for removing smoke, and the
direction of escalator running can be reversed to assist in
evacuation.
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6.
All MTR staff on stations and trains are trained in
emergency procedures, and refresher training is regularly
provided.
At least three emergency drills are carried out each
PROCEDURES
year to practise these arrangements, in each case involving
la both the fire services and the police.
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