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Emergency services called to 'plane crash' in Docklands

Two hundred and twenty emergency services personnel have been called to a simulated plane crash in London.

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Emergency crews tackle simulated plane crash

Hundreds of tonnes of rubble were used for the simulated exercise. Credit: ITV News

Emergency crews are tackling a simulated plane crash in London's Docklands, in one of their biggest exercises ever. A real fuselage from a Boeing 737 aircraft has been partially covered using 400 tonnes of rubble, for the three day training drill.

Crews tend to 'casualties' on the training excercise. Credit: ITV News
Crews carrying out a rescue operation from the fuselage of a real plane. Credit: ITV News

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