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Released 24 June 2009
THE SALVATION ARMY PROVIDES EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE DURING
DEADLY COMMUTER TRAIN CRASH
National Capital Area Command Disaster Response Team Serves
over 200 Meals and 400 Drinks since Monday Evening to Emergency Personnel
WASHINGTON,
D.C., June 24, 2009 — The National Capital Area Command Disaster Response Team
was on high alert since the evening of Monday, June 22nd until
approximately 1:00 a.m. Wednesday morning in response to a deadly commuter
train accident in the District of Columbia. One Metro train slammed into the back of another on the Red Line at the
height of the evening rush hour, killing nine and injuring 80 others in the
deadliest accident in Metrorail’s 33-year history.
The Salvation
Army provided the first responders with sandwiches, chips, healthy snacks, cold
drinks, water and coffee. During The
Salvation Army’s response effort, the Disaster Response Unit was positioned
immediately across the street from the only access to the train and was
directly in the path of those responding to the incident as they walked to and
from the crash scene.
With the
assistance of twelve volunteers, The Salvation Army served over 200 meals and
over 400 drinks to the emergency responders since the evening of Monday, June
22nd.
As of
Wednesday, June 24th all Salvation Army disaster response efforts
have been concluded.
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