Petrotrin in emergency response simulation

FIRE tenders, ambulances and other emergency response vehicles raced through the streets of Marabella on Tuesday morning as over 250 persons participated in an emergency evacuation drill at Petrotrin’s Pointe-a-Pierre refinery. The drill was designed and carried out to test the company’s Integrated Emergency Response Management System and included simulated incidents at the No 8 Crude Distillation Unit and the Guaracara River. Test evacuations were done at Mango End Road, Battoo Avenue, Marabella and within the Refinery’s compound.

The transportation of “casualties” to the Augustus Long Hospital, as well as the diversion of traffic, was part of the mid-morning’s exercise. The drill, which started by the sounding of the “general alarm” warning at  9.45 am, was supervised by Petrotrin officials as well as members of various State National Security entities, including the Police, Fire and Emergency Medical Services. Afterwards, Petrotrin’s Corporate Communications Manager, Arnold Corneal, expressed satisfaction at the exercise, telling Newsday the Company’s emergency response time was comparable to international standards.