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Guy's Hospital: Patients evacuated after 'chemical incident' Guy's Hospital: Four injured in chlorine gas leak
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The London Fire Brigade said it sent firefighters and equipment to the scene London Fire Brigade said it sent firefighters and equipment to the scene
Around 150 people were evacuated from the basement and ground floor of a building at Guy's Hospital in central London after reports of a chemical incident, London Fire Brigade (LFB) said. Four people have been taken to hospital after chemicals inside a Guy's Hospital plant room were mixed in a way that produced chlorine gas.
The brigade sent two fire engines, two fire rescue units, a command unit and specialist hazardous materials officers after being called to the hospital, near London Bridge railway station, at 08:49 BST. London Fire Brigade (LFB) said several people who came to the aid of a member of staff were treated for inhalation of the gas.
LFB said its crews carried out "operations to ventilate the building". London Ambulance Service (LAS) said it treated nine people at the scene and took four patients to hospital.
The incident was resolved just after 11:00. Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust has been approached for comment. Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust said the site has now reopened.
Around 150 people were evacuated from the basement and ground floors of the hospital, near London Bridge railway station.
Two fire engines, two fire rescue units, a command unit and specialist hazardous materials officers were sent to the hospital following the incident just before 09:00 BST.
Firefighters carried out a sweep of the area "to check for no elevated readings of chlorine gas", the building was ventilated and the incident was contained just after 11:00.
LAS said in a statement: "We treated nine people at the scene. We took four patients to hospital and discharged the other five patients at the scene."
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust confirmed the chemical incident happened in a "non-patient area" of the hospital.
It added in a statement: "One staff member was injured and several people, who came to the aid of the person, were treated for the inhalation of chlorine gas.
"The site has now reopened and people should attend their appointments unless they are contacted by us directly."
Guy's is a 400-bed major London teaching and research hospital that provides cancer treatment and other services including dentistry and orthopaedics to patients.Guy's is a 400-bed major London teaching and research hospital that provides cancer treatment and other services including dentistry and orthopaedics to patients.
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