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| Bournemouth nightclub evacuated after 'teargas' released | Bournemouth nightclub evacuated after 'teargas' released |
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| A nightclub in Bournemouth was evacuated in the early hours of Saturday morning after a canister of suspected teargas was released. | A nightclub in Bournemouth was evacuated in the early hours of Saturday morning after a canister of suspected teargas was released. |
| As many as 40 people suffering from sickness, coughing fits and itchy eyes were treated at the scene by paramedics after the CS spray was apparently released at the Cameo club. One person was taken to hospital as a precaution. | As many as 40 people suffering from sickness, coughing fits and itchy eyes were treated at the scene by paramedics after the CS spray was apparently released at the Cameo club. One person was taken to hospital as a precaution. |
| Officers who were called to the incident in Fir Vale Road at 2am on Saturday said the clubbers, many of whom were freshers, complained of shortness of breath and stinging eyes. | Officers who were called to the incident in Fir Vale Road at 2am on Saturday said the clubbers, many of whom were freshers, complained of shortness of breath and stinging eyes. |
| A Dorset police spokeswoman said that an “irritant, possibly CS spray” had been sprayed in the club.She added: “Following a decision by management of the premises to evacuate, around 40 people were treated by the ambulance service for minor effects.” | A Dorset police spokeswoman said that an “irritant, possibly CS spray” had been sprayed in the club.She added: “Following a decision by management of the premises to evacuate, around 40 people were treated by the ambulance service for minor effects.” |
| Josh Wilde, 20, posted a video on Twitter of the scenes outside the club and said witnesses had told him that something, believed to be a canister, was dropped on the floor inside before everyone started coughing. | |
| I spoke to a police officer and some sort of canister has been let off inside the venue. The emergency services have evacuated everyone until they get to the bottom of it pic.twitter.com/vrwDCubjJD | I spoke to a police officer and some sort of canister has been let off inside the venue. The emergency services have evacuated everyone until they get to the bottom of it pic.twitter.com/vrwDCubjJD |
| Later the third-year journalism student told the Press Association the club had recently introduced thorough searches on the door with airport-style scanners. But he said only some clubbers had to go through them. | |
| “It had the most security at a club I’ve ever seen outside central London. There were hundreds of people queuing to get in, it was absolutely packed, I queued for at least an hour,” he said. “I initially thought someone had got on to the stage because security were running around the main room, but then a firefighter rushed past in full gear so I knew it must be something more serious.“Outside people were coughing, someone told me all their friends just started spontaneously coughing and crying. There were around two to three ambulances and six or seven police cars and a lot of officers.” | |
| Pictures on social media show crowds of clubbers gathered in the street outside as police and ambulances attended the scene. | Pictures on social media show crowds of clubbers gathered in the street outside as police and ambulances attended the scene. |
| Rapper Yungen had been performing at the club as part of an event to mark university freshers’ week. | Rapper Yungen had been performing at the club as part of an event to mark university freshers’ week. |
| He said he had suffered from sickness and later wrote on Twitter: | He said he had suffered from sickness and later wrote on Twitter: |
| Everyone that just come to see me in Bournemouth as I’m sure all of you could see the police shut off my mic without saying anything mid performance because apparently someone sprayed pepper spray. It was so fuckin sick up to that point. I hope everyone’s safe ❤️ | Everyone that just come to see me in Bournemouth as I’m sure all of you could see the police shut off my mic without saying anything mid performance because apparently someone sprayed pepper spray. It was so fuckin sick up to that point. I hope everyone’s safe ❤️ |
| Police said officers had searched the nightclub and found no evidence of any chemical or noxious substance that posed a continuing risk to the public. The investigation into the incident is continuing. | |
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