TECHNOMANCERS ESCAPEES DEVASTATE HOSPITAL

The Hong Kong Times—Hong Kong—06/30/70
Less than an hour ago, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital was shaken by a series of explosions that severely damaged several floors. Emergency calls from staff trapped within the ruined wards indicated the explosions were the work of a group of dan- gerous mental patients trying to escape the hospital’s psychi- atric ward. Yokogawa Firefighter brigades arriving on site only minutes after the explosion found the entire building complex on fire. A total of 58 staff and almost 342 patients were present at the time of the devastating attack, the final tally of casualties is still unknown but expected to be in the hundreds. Pandemonium has since spread to the entire downtown dis- trict with traffic systems and networks in the vicinity of the hos- pital suffering severe malfunctions. Several fires are still raging out of control and multiple traffic accidents have been reported —in- cluding a 25-vehicle pileup following the crash of a tanker truck, which Emergency services say may have cost more than 34 lives. While Hong Kong reels in shock, HKT reporters have learned from sources at QE hospital that the 12 escaped patients were being treated for an AIPS-related disorder. Authorities warn that these highly-disturbed individuals are in fact suffering from severe schizophrenic delusions. the police urge anyone sighting such an individual to maintain a safe dis- tance and immediately call Emergency numbers. the police’s citywide search for the volatile fugitives is currently hampered by network communications failures across the Hong Kong grid—possibly caused by these patients to shroud their escape. Check our node for regular news updates and more infor- mation as rescue operations and recovery continue.
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