A Rescue-1122 monthly performance review meeting was held at Rescue 1122 Central Station under the chairmanship of District Emergency Officer (DEO) Engineer Naveed Iqbal here on Sunday. A spokesperson for Rescue-1122 said Rescue 1122 saved 1,708 people lives by responding to 2,035 emergency calls in a timely manner during the last month.
He said that Rescue 1122 received 11,762 calls, out of which 2,035 calls were emergency while the rest were bogus and unnecessary calls. He said that emergency calls included 590 road accidents, 62 fire incidents, 46 crime emergencies, one drowning incident, 1,143 medical emergencies, two building collapse incidents and 191 other rescue operations including rescuing animals.
