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  Haiti earthquake: GM Fire audio interview, part two
by Tom Rodgers With two local firefighters and nine men from Greater Manchester Fire travelling out to Haiti after the devastating recent earthquake, we have received this interview with Operations Commander Pete Stephenson. Pete describes the incredible scenes in the Caribbean country, which was rocked by a shallow earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter Scale. The nine firefighters and search and rescue dog from Greater Manchester are now operating in Haiti as part of the United Kingdom – International Search and Rescue (UK-ISAR) team. They took off from Gatwick at 6pm on Wednesday 13th January and travelled through the night to get there. Due to problems with spam only SalfordOnline members can now leave comments. Becoming a member of SalfordOnline only takes a minute, just hit the red Join Us button at the top right hand side of the page to create your Personal account. Got a news story? Need help with publicity for an event in Salford? Send it to newsdesk@salfordonline.com or call the SalfordOnline newsdesk on 0161 789 5377. |
