2 dead, 3 hurt in IGI mock drill as fire engine goes off track

New Delhi: Two Delhi airport employees died and three of their colleagues were injured when a mock fire drill they were manning on the new runway turned fatal on Friday night.
The five, employees of Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), the airport operators, were testing a 40-ton fire tender — speeding at 120 kilometres per hour, the vehicle veered off course after the driver lost control and fell into a nearby stormwater drain, the police said on Saturday.
The deceased have been identified as Ashok Chandra Verma, senior coordinator, and Nidhish Yadav, 27, who was behind the wheels. The incident occurred sometime after 10.30 pm on Friday when they were testing the ultra-modern fire-fighting vehicle Rosenbauer-RB7, airport officials said.
The injured firemen — Naresh Dikshit, Manoj Rajput and Sayeed Ali Mazad — were taken to Indian Spinal Injuries Institute in Vasant Kunj and discharged later.
31/05/09 Indian Express

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Categories: Airports May 2009, Safety May 2009