Simulated crash takes place at Yellowknife Airport Wednesday

Don’t be too alarmed if you see emergency response units at the Yellowknife Airport Wednesday morning. 

The territorial Department of Transportation says a training exercise involving a simulated plane crash is taking place.

The exercise began around 10:20am and is expected to last two hours. Local emergency response units will also take part in the fake crash.

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