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17/07/2015
60 Children Evacuated After Chemical Spill
Sixty children and two adults were evacuated from a school on Peaks Hill in Purley as a precautionary measure following reports of a chemical leak in South London on Thursday.
London Fire Brigade said that the leak was found to have occurred in a small storage unit.
Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus ventilated the building and used specialist equipment to carry out a sweep of the area for elevated levels of potentially-hazardous chemicals.
After a thorough investigation the area was made safe.
Three fire engines and 14 firefighters and officers from Brixton and Croydon fire stations attended the incident.
(MH)
London Fire Brigade said that the leak was found to have occurred in a small storage unit.
Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus ventilated the building and used specialist equipment to carry out a sweep of the area for elevated levels of potentially-hazardous chemicals.
After a thorough investigation the area was made safe.
Three fire engines and 14 firefighters and officers from Brixton and Croydon fire stations attended the incident.
(MH)
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