The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has debunked the insinuation that late arrival of rescue led to the explosion of the Dana Air plane, which killed all its passengers and crew members.
The Southwest Zonal Coordinator of NEMA, Mr Iyiola Akande, said:“The information on the plane crash reached us at 4.00 p.m. and we moved out instantly for rescue operations. I sent a text to our Director-General in Abuja at 4.03 p.m. to inform him of our movement.”
Akande added: “It took us less than 20 minutes to get to Iju-Ishaga to start our rescue operation but crowd control was something else. We were there early enough with our equipment and our Dedicated Emergency Response Van. But before we got there, the plane had exploded. We were left to carry out evacuation operations. It isn’t our fault. It’s an act of God.
“In fact, we got the information immediately the plane crashed through one of our employees who lives within the vicinity of the crash. We work 24 hours every day because of the nature of our assignment.”
On the performance of NEMA, the coordinator said it has improved in recent years and it will continue to improve.
He said: “The incumbent DG, Alhaji Sani Sidi, has given priority to the training of young professionals who can stand their ground anywhere, motivation of staff and undertaking of emergency assessment within 24 hours so that relief materials will get to victims within a week. The DG was in Lagos three hours after the Dana Air plane came down to join us in rescue operations.
“NEMA is better equipped with an helicopter dedicated to search.
“Notwithstanding, we have to update our equipment and keep pace with technological development in emergency operations.”
Source: http://www.thenationonlineng.net
The Southwest Zonal Coordinator of NEMA, Mr Iyiola Akande, said:“The information on the plane crash reached us at 4.00 p.m. and we moved out instantly for rescue operations. I sent a text to our Director-General in Abuja at 4.03 p.m. to inform him of our movement.”
Akande added: “It took us less than 20 minutes to get to Iju-Ishaga to start our rescue operation but crowd control was something else. We were there early enough with our equipment and our Dedicated Emergency Response Van. But before we got there, the plane had exploded. We were left to carry out evacuation operations. It isn’t our fault. It’s an act of God.
“In fact, we got the information immediately the plane crashed through one of our employees who lives within the vicinity of the crash. We work 24 hours every day because of the nature of our assignment.”
On the performance of NEMA, the coordinator said it has improved in recent years and it will continue to improve.
He said: “The incumbent DG, Alhaji Sani Sidi, has given priority to the training of young professionals who can stand their ground anywhere, motivation of staff and undertaking of emergency assessment within 24 hours so that relief materials will get to victims within a week. The DG was in Lagos three hours after the Dana Air plane came down to join us in rescue operations.
“NEMA is better equipped with an helicopter dedicated to search.
“Notwithstanding, we have to update our equipment and keep pace with technological development in emergency operations.”
Source: http://www.thenationonlineng.net
FAA IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: DANA992 Make/Model: MD80 Description: MD-81/82/83/87/88
Date: 06/03/2012 Time: 1530
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Destroyed
LOCATION
DESCRIPTION
DANA AIR FLIGHT 992 BOEING MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD83 AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A
2-STORY BUILDING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA,153 PERSONS ON BOARD WERE FATALLY
INJURED, UNKNOWN GROUND INJURIES, LAGOS, NIGERIA
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 153
# Crew: 6 Fat: 6 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 147 Fat: 147 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: U
OTHER DATA
Activity: Business Phase: Unknown Operation: Air Carrier
FAA FSDO: WASHINGTON, DC (WA45) Entry date: 06/04/2012 #
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