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RSS Feeds`I´ve never seen so much blood´: Paramedic describes `organized chaos´ after Mississauga bombing
(The Star Books)

 
 

26 may 2018 05:49:38

 
`I´ve never seen so much blood´: Paramedic describes `organized chaos´ after Mississauga bombing
(The Star Books)
 


Two separate birthday parties at a Mississauga restaurant ended in chaos Thursday evening as a bomb explosion described as “a mini earthquake” rocked a popular Indian establishment.“Glass was broken in the street,” said Rafael Conceicao, who was near Bombay Bhel restaurant, on Hurontario St. near Eglinton Ave., when the bomb went off.“Everything was destroyed. Lots of blood in the floor. Many people were screaming. They were trying to run out from the restaurant.”Police said about 40 people were in the restaurant at the time. The blast injured 15 people, all of whom have since been released from hospital.The probe now turns to finding two male suspects police allege brought an improvised explosive device into the restaurant around 10:30 p.m. Thursday.Read more:What we know and don’t knowOntario party leaders condemn Mississauga bombingThe two men can be seen on surveillance footage entering the restaurant wearing dark hoodies pulled over their heads. Witnesses described one of the men as carrying what appeared to be a paint can or pail. The pair later fled eastbound, police said. The Peel police canine unit tried to track them down Thursday night, but without any luck.Peel Region Paramedic Jason Tremblay was one of about 40 paramedics who responded to the chaotic and fluid scene.“First we heard there was one person injured, and then that number quickly grew to four, then eight, to a dozen and more,” he said. “When I arrived with my partner there were 15 to 20 people sitting out on the sidewalk. I’ve never seen so much blood.”Tremblay said he was especially proud of the way his members managed the chaos of the event, which meant patients got to the hospital quickly and efficiently. “It was what we call organized chaos. The initial scene time was less than 10 minutes, which is exactly what we aim for,” he said.The Preston Meadow Avenue neighbourhood behind the strip mall is “ ...


 
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