NewsSeptember 12, 2008
St. Louis airport to hold emergency drill
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Lambert Airport in St. Louis says it will shut down a runway to hold an emergency drill exercise. The runway and the Lindbergh Tunnel that runs beneath it will be shut down beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday into the afternoon. The drill will involve pretend crash sites of a regional jet, a military jet and a multi-vehicle crash in the tunnel. It gives emergency responders a chance to train for actual emergencies...
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Lambert Airport in St. Louis says it will shut down a runway to hold an emergency drill exercise.
The runway and the Lindbergh Tunnel that runs beneath it will be shut down beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday into the afternoon.
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The drill will involve pretend crash sites of a regional jet, a military jet and a multi-vehicle crash in the tunnel. It gives emergency responders a chance to train for actual emergencies.
Lambert says such drills are required every 3 years by the Federal Aviation Administration.
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