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12/05/2015
Block Of Flats Evacuated Following Chemical Spill
Around 35 residents of a block of flats in Lewisham were evacuated on Monday night following reports of a "strong smell of chemicals".
Fire crews were called to the flats on Bell Green just before 18:00 on Monday.
Police took the evacuated residents to safety before firefighters wearing breathing apparatus entered the flats to investigate.
A chemical leak was discovered in a service cupboard and traced to a fault in the building's energy system.
Fire crews ventilated the building and residents were allowed to returned shortly before 22:00.
There were no reports of any injuries.
(MH/CD)
Fire crews were called to the flats on Bell Green just before 18:00 on Monday.
Police took the evacuated residents to safety before firefighters wearing breathing apparatus entered the flats to investigate.
A chemical leak was discovered in a service cupboard and traced to a fault in the building's energy system.
Fire crews ventilated the building and residents were allowed to returned shortly before 22:00.
There were no reports of any injuries.
(MH/CD)
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