Dear Editor,
I will be short and sweet. I attended the Melting Pot last night. It took me over 90 minutes to get in. Two gates were open. Did the Carnival Committee not expect this kind of crowd after all the hype? And was there no plan B?
Then once I got in and saw the massive crowd, I panicked. I wondered what safety measures were in place? What would people do if there was an emergency? Suppose there was a fire with all the fire effects and special effects? Suppose an electrical fire. Suppose with all the security, someone fired off a shot?
So I went in search of security and asked a uniformed Police Inspector this question. He said that as far as he knew all the gates were locked except for the entrance gates.
So my questions are this: Has Carnival City been inspected and approved by the Fire Services and NODS?
Why are there no clear EXIT signs? Why can’t we do anything the right way in this country? Why are we always having to react after the fact.
Totally disgusted.
True Davis
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These are true facts
Then just stay home, Agent S.M.A.R.T.
I support this view i was flabbergasted that i waste 2 hours outside in a line when there is mutiple entrances that could be utilized. We should not be lining up while others join from the side without any care for those of us standing for 90 minutes. Then all the food stalls surround us so we were circle with fire. And 2 clear exists for for hundreds of persons. If there was an emergency we would all eat grass. One question whose idea was this….
That is a question head of Fence security Mr White in the PM office should answer, he is responsible for security at Carnival City
I asked my husband the same question when we got inside. Is only one way in n one way out?.
I thought more gates would have been used during a odd the events.
It would have been a disaster last night if there was an emergency indeed.
@faithful national, u r a dick. Notice ur name is not even capitalized. To say such thing because someone shared their opinion which infact was downright true shows ur level of dunce Ness. #SMH!!!
I pointed out to a POLICEMAN who was assign to the South West gate, that there were patrons cutting into the line 2 feet from the Entrance Gate. He told me that HE WAS NOT ASSIGN TO THAT AREA… Subsequently, I advised that it matters NOT that he was assign to the line, mark you, he was about 11 feet from the mini crowd gathered i the line cutting section…He said, his BOSS might not have listened to him in regards to braking up the scum bags cutting the line…. In short, NOTHING was done to alleviate the bottleneck created by those cutters, hence…the LONG delays.
Police are NOT doing their JOB at the ARG!!
These are very legitimate concerns and questions but like most things we pay very little attention to the safety and security protocols until something serious happens. Overcrowding at these shows can definitely lead to dangerous situations. It is the responsibility of the event organizers to ensure the safety of all attendees by ensuring crowd control measures and more are in place
The bigger issue is at the end of this letter? Why can’t we do anything right and proper in this country? Who are these people who have been put in charge? What is their training, and management experience. I say this to all political parties. Stop putting political soup drinkers in these positions. Stop gambling with our lives and future. Stop putting square pegs in round holes.
Faithful National is that all you have to offer?