‘Real Heroes’ who helped rescue AIE passengers in Quarantine

Kozhikode: Unmindful of the heavy rains and Covid-19 fears, the “Real Heroes”– the local people, who had rushed to rescue passengers of the Air India Express from Dubai that crashed while landing at the airport here on Friday night, have gone on quarantine.

Despite the airport area falling under containment zone, many locals had rushed to the accident spot on hearing about the mishap, which had claimed 18 lives and left over 100 injured. Their selfless act has come in for praise from various quarters.

Police sources said 135 locals and 42 police personnel who had participated in the rescue operations have gone into quarantine. They had not been wearing protective clothing or gloves and had come in close contact with the injured, the sources said.