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| Chemical incident closes Bullring | Chemical incident closes Bullring |
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| The Bullring shopping centre in Birmingham has been evacuated after staff reported a smell of fumes. | The Bullring shopping centre in Birmingham has been evacuated after staff reported a smell of fumes. |
| Five security workers were taken to hospital in the early hours after breathing in fumes during a chemical incident, ambulance staff said. | Five security workers were taken to hospital in the early hours after breathing in fumes during a chemical incident, ambulance staff said. |
| The shopping complex was partially closed but reopened later. Shortly before 0900 BST more staff complained of fumes and the centre was closed off. | The shopping complex was partially closed but reopened later. Shortly before 0900 BST more staff complained of fumes and the centre was closed off. |
| The hospitalised workers had complained of watery eyes and sickness. | The hospitalised workers had complained of watery eyes and sickness. |
| A spokeswoman for the Bullring said the chemical fumes had come from the security control room, in the basement of the complex. | |
| The centre was closed to customers but some staff were able to remain in the building, she said. | |
| About 50 firefighters are at the scene, West Midlands Fire Service said. | |
| Six security staff were believed to have breathed in fumes in Moat Lane, by the Bullring centre, at about 0345 BST, West Midlands Ambulance Service said. | Six security staff were believed to have breathed in fumes in Moat Lane, by the Bullring centre, at about 0345 BST, West Midlands Ambulance Service said. |
| All the workers were treated at the scene and five were taken to City Hospital for further assessment. | |
| "The six were complaining of watery eyes, feeling nauseous and two of the staff had been sick," a spokesman said. | "The six were complaining of watery eyes, feeling nauseous and two of the staff had been sick," a spokesman said. |
| They have since been discharged from hospital. | |