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| London City Airport evacuated in 'chemical' scare | London City Airport evacuated in 'chemical' scare |
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| A suspected chemical incident forced the evacuation of London City Airport, with people needing treatment for breathing difficulties. | |
| About 500 people were taken from the east London airport at 16:00 BST after some passengers felt unwell, London Fire Brigade (LFB) said. | |
| Ambulance staff treated 26 patients at the scene, taking two to hospital. | |
| The airport was declared "safe" at about 19:00. LFB said "no elevated chemical readings were found" there. | |
| A statement from fire service said: "Two complete sweeps of the airport building were carried out jointly by firefighters and police officers both wearing protective equipment. | |
| "No elevated readings were found and the building was ventilated, searched and declared safe." | |
| Earlier in the afternoon the LFB said it had sent appliances used to deal with chemical incidents to the airport. | |
| A spokesman for the airport said the evacuation took place after a fire alarm was set off. | |
| Boxer David Haye who was at the airport en-route to Scotland tweeted: "Gutted cant get to Scotland for @JoshTaylorBoxer fight tonight. As #CityAirport got evacuated when everyone started coughing uncontrollably!" | Boxer David Haye who was at the airport en-route to Scotland tweeted: "Gutted cant get to Scotland for @JoshTaylorBoxer fight tonight. As #CityAirport got evacuated when everyone started coughing uncontrollably!" |
| Chris Daly, 35, from Southend, told the BBC he had just landed from BA flight from Glasgow when he heard the fire alarms. | Chris Daly, 35, from Southend, told the BBC he had just landed from BA flight from Glasgow when he heard the fire alarms. |
| "When we got into the airport terminal building we could hear the fire alarms going on, then there were announcements in three different languages saying this is a fire alarm and the crew were directing us at the baggage carousel to evacuate the building. | "When we got into the airport terminal building we could hear the fire alarms going on, then there were announcements in three different languages saying this is a fire alarm and the crew were directing us at the baggage carousel to evacuate the building. |
| "We are now all standing on the tarmac under the wing of the airplane because it has started to rain. | "We are now all standing on the tarmac under the wing of the airplane because it has started to rain. |
| "I can see some plane circling in the sky but nothing else has landed. No-one has really told us anything. We saw some fire crew going inside to do a sweep. | "I can see some plane circling in the sky but nothing else has landed. No-one has really told us anything. We saw some fire crew going inside to do a sweep. |
| "I saw something on Twitter about it being a possible chemical incident. I'm not particularly worried because we are outside now." | "I saw something on Twitter about it being a possible chemical incident. I'm not particularly worried because we are outside now." |
| BBC reporter Andrew Cryne who was due to board a flight at 17:00 BST said people were asked to leave the building at about 16:30 BST. | BBC reporter Andrew Cryne who was due to board a flight at 17:00 BST said people were asked to leave the building at about 16:30 BST. |
| "They said there was a fire, the building was evacuated and everybody was asked to stand outside. | "They said there was a fire, the building was evacuated and everybody was asked to stand outside. |
| "Passengers are waiting, people are fairly cold and don't really know what's going on or whether they may be flying this evening. Many passengers have been advised to go home. | "Passengers are waiting, people are fairly cold and don't really know what's going on or whether they may be flying this evening. Many passengers have been advised to go home. |
| "There have been refreshments handed out, we have been given water, crisps, blankets if necessary, but the mood on the ground is really one of lack of surety and a lack of information. | "There have been refreshments handed out, we have been given water, crisps, blankets if necessary, but the mood on the ground is really one of lack of surety and a lack of information. |
| "There was confusion when the alarm went off and we had to use the emergency exits, but people have been really calm." | "There was confusion when the alarm went off and we had to use the emergency exits, but people have been really calm." |
| Another passenger Shauna Bull said: "They are starting to take us inside now. | Another passenger Shauna Bull said: "They are starting to take us inside now. |
| "They've separated us into domestic and international and I thought we were going to get to go home but they've taken us into a room for border force control to process us. | "They've separated us into domestic and international and I thought we were going to get to go home but they've taken us into a room for border force control to process us. |
| "There are buses now taking people on toilet trips to a toilet somewhere so I think we could be here for a while yet. No-one is saying anything. | "There are buses now taking people on toilet trips to a toilet somewhere so I think we could be here for a while yet. No-one is saying anything. |
| "I've told my dad, who I was supposed to be meeting, and he's sitting in a pub now telling his mates. | "I've told my dad, who I was supposed to be meeting, and he's sitting in a pub now telling his mates. |
| "I'm not overly worried. I just hope they sort it out. I live in London so I'm used to this sort of thing." | "I'm not overly worried. I just hope they sort it out. I live in London so I'm used to this sort of thing." |
| London Ambulance Service tweeted: "Ambulance crews and our Hazardous Area Response Team are attending the incident at London City Airport." | London Ambulance Service tweeted: "Ambulance crews and our Hazardous Area Response Team are attending the incident at London City Airport." |
| London Southend Airport has said it has taken six diverted flights due to the incident at London City Airport, while London Stansted in Essex also took six flights diverted from the east London airport. | London Southend Airport has said it has taken six diverted flights due to the incident at London City Airport, while London Stansted in Essex also took six flights diverted from the east London airport. |
| Are you at London City Airport? Tell us your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. | Are you at London City Airport? Tell us your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. |
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