FEAR was etched on the faces of Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) workers as they travelled in coaster buses, escorted by Jamaica Defence Force trucks, into the facility for duty this morning.

The workers some of whom were seen ducking as the soldiers fired warning shots to clear their path on Princess Street looked on in awe at debris pushed to the side of the road, and members of the media camped outside the entrance to the hospital.

Soldiers kept a tight perimeter outside the facility.

Meanwhile, a handful of residents from the nearby Hannah Town and surrounding communities are locked down in the vicinity of the hospital, as explosions rock the air.

Is two days I am here; I cant go home because me fraid of the gunshots them, said a male Hannah Town resident.

The man also lamented the shooting of another male resident in the community, who he said was struck by a bullet fired by a soldier crouched on a roof.

That man is in serious condition at hospital, he said.