LAHORE: The Punjab Emergency Service Department (PESD) rescued 130213 victims while responding to 135321 emergencies with an average response time of seven minutes across Punjab during the month of October 2022.

Out of 135321 emergencies, Rescue Service responded 33610 were road traffic accidents, 82758 medical emergencies, 1477 fire incidents, 3217 crime incidents, 77 drowning incidents, 55 building collapses, 07 explosions and 14120 miscellaneous operations.

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