Several women at a laundry room at Bukit Mertajam Hospital ran helter-skelter today when four men arrived on superbikes and ran amok before holding several staff hostage.
Those trapped in the building were hysterical when the men started setting the place on fire. Tension heightened when a woman died after being stabbed in her stomach.
Policemen arrived and managed to rescue the hostages and arrest the suspects while firemen doused the fire.
Seventeen hospital staff were injured. Ironically, not a single drop of blood was spilled. Neither was there any property damage.
The drama was actually staged as part of a disaster management exercise.
Among the 170 people who took part in the exercise were hospital staff, policemen, firemen, staff of Faber Medi-Serve Sdn Bhd (FMS), Civil Defence personnel, Malaysian Red Crescent Society members and Seberang Prai Municipal Council staff.
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