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| Emergency services attend 'medical incident' in Salisbury | |
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| Emergency services have sealed off a restaurant in Salisbury and closed streets after two people were taken ill. | |
| Wiltshire police said the area surrounding Prezzo restaurant had been closed to the public while they worked to establish what caused a “medical incident” involving a man and a woman on Sunday. | Wiltshire police said the area surrounding Prezzo restaurant had been closed to the public while they worked to establish what caused a “medical incident” involving a man and a woman on Sunday. |
| South Western ambulance service said medics were called at 5.38pm. Four ambulances were sent, including a hazardous area response team, a spokeswoman said. The patients were conscious at the last update and were being treated at the scene, she added. | South Western ambulance service said medics were called at 5.38pm. Four ambulances were sent, including a hazardous area response team, a spokeswoman said. The patients were conscious at the last update and were being treated at the scene, she added. |
| The ambulance service alerted the police around 6.45pm. Firefighters were also at the scene. | The ambulance service alerted the police around 6.45pm. Firefighters were also at the scene. |
| Witness Sam Proudfoot, 16, posted a video on social media of emergency services on scene. | |
| Trouble in Salisbury again on New Street near the cathedral, no sign of what’s happened but there’s 1 fire engine, 1 ambulance and 4 police cars, a man in a full white body suit with a mouth-mask and police not allowed to tell us what’s happening @BBCNews @SpireFM @SkyNews pic.twitter.com/3XpNVkH9or | Trouble in Salisbury again on New Street near the cathedral, no sign of what’s happened but there’s 1 fire engine, 1 ambulance and 4 police cars, a man in a full white body suit with a mouth-mask and police not allowed to tell us what’s happening @BBCNews @SpireFM @SkyNews pic.twitter.com/3XpNVkH9or |
| A witness in the nearby Cafe Rouge restaurant said they could see police bagging something up in the street outside. | |
| Tensions are heightened in the cathedral city because of recent novichok poisonings. | Tensions are heightened in the cathedral city because of recent novichok poisonings. |
| There have been a number of false alarms since the Skripals fell ill, including streets being cordoned off. | |
| A worker from nearby restaurant Cosy Club said: “They’ve cordoned off the whole of New Street. There’s currently six unmarked police cars, two fire engines, two ambulances and three marked police cars. People aren’t exactly panicked. There’s not a lot you can do.” | |
| A worker at The New Inn said: “Police have been very vague about the whole thing. We don’t know what’s going on. As soon as the emergency services turned up people started evacuating. We’ve only got a few customers left.” | |
| The Italian restaurant is a short walk from Queen Elizabeth Gardens, which was until recently closed off after 44-year-old Dawn Sturgess was fatally poisoned by the nerve agent. | The Italian restaurant is a short walk from Queen Elizabeth Gardens, which was until recently closed off after 44-year-old Dawn Sturgess was fatally poisoned by the nerve agent. |
| Police said she was killed by the same chemical used in an alleged hit by Russian military intelligence officers on former spy Sergei Skripal. | Police said she was killed by the same chemical used in an alleged hit by Russian military intelligence officers on former spy Sergei Skripal. |
| The Wiltshire chief constable, Kier Pritchard, said: “Our media team will look to provide an update as soon as further information comes to light. If you can help us with any information at all, don’t hesitate to call 101. Thank you.” | |
| Wiltshire police said: “Police were called by the ambulance service to Prezzo, High Street, Salisbury at 6.45pm today following a medical incident involving two people. | Wiltshire police said: “Police were called by the ambulance service to Prezzo, High Street, Salisbury at 6.45pm today following a medical incident involving two people. |
| “As a precautionary measure, the restaurant and surrounding roads have been cordoned off while officers attend the scene and establish the circumstances surrounding what has led them to fall ill.” | “As a precautionary measure, the restaurant and surrounding roads have been cordoned off while officers attend the scene and establish the circumstances surrounding what has led them to fall ill.” |
| Statement regarding incident in Prezzo, High Street, Salisbury - pic.twitter.com/GJOxYYW7JO | |
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