20 Lafcarr sirens simultaneously alerted the public on Wednesday 2 November in the first drill of the Tarragona Chemical Sector External Emergency Plan (PLASEQTA), held by the Catalan Government together with Civil Protection to practise actually sheltering in place.
The drill, estimated to have involved more than 65,000 people, took place at 6.30 p.m., when Lafcarr public warning sirens at various points in the area were activated (10 in Tarragona, 2 in La Canonja, 6 in Vila-seca and 2 in Salou).
The test was intended to have people around Tarragona's southern industrial estate actually shelter in place for 15 minutes, the main self-protection measure in a chemical emergency, and to learn to recognise the siren sound. When the alert sounded, residents who were outdoors had to go inside their home or the nearest building, close doors and windows and switch off air conditioning. Once the end-of-alert sirens sounded, the shelter-in-place ended.
Lafcarr has thus taken part in yet another successful public warning drill.
Image: «Industria petroquímica del Polígono Sur de Tarragona» by Joaquim F. P. is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
URL: Instal·lades totes les sirenes de risc químic . gencat.cat
