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The Green Ramp Disaster
🕑 Added 2023-03-28 10:15:01 +0000 UTCHere are a few extra notes that I wanted to include in this story, but couldn’t quite find space for in the video.
Sergeant Daniel E Price
Because so many people experienced the crash, there are dozens of accounts of it to be found online. There was one, however, that particularly struck me. Specialist Corporal Estella Wingfield survived the disaster thanks to the actions of a man she’d never met before: Sergeant Daniel E Price. In her own words:
"He looked me in the eye, grabbed me by the shirt, threw me several feet in the air and jumped on top of me... An instant later, I heard the blast, felt the extreme heat from the explosion and the debris falling on us..."
Wingfield survived. Once the blast had rolled over them, Price told her to crawl out from under him. She did so, and then ran to the nearest available shelter. When she realised that Price wasn’t right behind her, she returned to find that he had passed away.
Care in the aftermath
This is one accident that was handled extremely well in a number of different ways. In the video I talk about how swift and co-ordinated the evacuation and firefighting efforts were. But the military also did extremely well when it came to looking after their injured soldiers.
As well as excellent medical care for those who had been burned, the army provided counselling and therapy for those who had witnessed or survived the crash. A lot of thought was given to how best to liaise with the media and keep families informed.
Here’s a picture that somewhat captures some of that:
This is a soldier setting out berets made for the injured paratroopers in hospital. Each one is sterilized and sealed in its own plastic bag, to ensure that it can’t pass on an infection to the burned individual who’ll be receiving it.
Comments
Fascinating Horror
Thanks for these suggestions - both of them new to me, I think. Will take a look; I definitely want to cover a disaster from that part of the world soon!
Fascinating Horror
It's an example where the systems in place really worked, which is great to see. Makes a real contrast to, for example, the Rammstein Air Show crash, where emergency protocols just didn't hold up, and the outcome was so much worse as a result
Michael Rutherford
Last night, I was watching a YouTube channel called “South China Morning Post” and learned of a couple of new disasters that happened back in December that I think would be interesting for you to cover. First is the Poipet casino hotel fire in Cambodia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poipet_casino_hotel_fire) and the second is the Second Gyeongin Expressway tunnel fire in South Korea (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Gyeongin_Expressway_tunnel_fire) Here's the video on the Cambodia fire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_V-A7sBgCQ And the one on the South Korean incident: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLDPsKArZwc
Amy Frushour Kelly
I remember this. I was surprised and impressed at how quickly the matter was dealt with and how well the soldiers were taken care of. This is a case study for how the National Guard and local medical centers should be trained and mobilized in emergencies like this.
