Montrealers say siren system to warn of industrial leak not distinctive enough
MONTREAL — A siren system that was tested on Tuesday and designed to alert Montrealers about any major industrial accident was too weak and not distinctive enough, according to some citizens.
A series of alert sirens echoed from nine factories across the island in a noisy test of the system which would be used to alert the population if there were a leak of toxic products such as ammonia or acid.
“It’s not very distinctive,” said Shanta, who was walking with two friends along busy Sainte-Catherine Street in the city’s Gay Village, a few streets away from the Molson Coors brewery.
The brewery was one of the locations equipped with the system, which is designed to alert citizens who are outside to quickly head inside the nearest building, close all doors and windows and turn off any ventilation system.