Monday, June 25, 2012

Bangor, Maine, Holds Zombie Apocalypse Day

Well, it is more interesting than "prepare for swine flu" day.
With a recent spate of bizarre 'flesh-eating' criminals being arrested across the U.S., there have been rumours of a pending 'zombie apocalypse'.

And one New England town is taking no chances - it has just held a Zombie Apocalypse Day to train emergency services how to respond to an attack of the undead.

Perhaps not coincidentally, that town was Bangor, Maine, where legendary horror author Stephen King lives - so it should be well prepared for a supernatural outbreak.

The Zombie Apocalypse Day was attended by dozens of emergency workers from hospitals, public safety bodies and the National Guard, according to the Bangor Daily News.

And while the event had a light-hearted tone, it was at heart a serious attempt to train first responders in how to deal with an outbreak of a serious infectious disease.

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