‘Mass casualty incident’ declared in Pennsylvania due to heat illnesses

A “mass casualty incident” was declared at an event in Pennsylvania on July 2. heat illnesses It affected dozens of participants, according to multiple local reports.

Local officials told ABC27 And Fox29 More than 100 people required medical treatment at the event at the Reading and Blue Mountain Railroad Outstation in Berks County, where crowds gathered to see the world’s largest operating steam locomotive. Union Pacific’s Big Boy, on his nationwide tour.

ABC27 and UPI reported that dozens of participants, including those who had suffered heart attacks but were resuscitated, were transported to local hospitals for further assistance.

Local temperatures reached that day 106 degreesbased on multiple outputs.

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Sources added that the declaration of a “mass casualty incident” was made to mobilize emergency resources.

“The coordinated response by local, county and regional public safety partners demonstrated the effectiveness of mutual aid cooperation and the commitment of emergency responders to protect the public during a large-scale emergency,” Randall Hoover, Berks County’s Muhlenberg Township police chief, said in a statement obtained by ABC27 on July 2.

USA TODAY has reached out to the Town of Muhlenberg, Union Pacific and the railroad station for comment.

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