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Penryn boatyard fire hits chemical drums Penryn boatyard fire hits chemical drums
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Drums containing a toxic chemical have caught fire in a blaze at a Cornish boatyard. Drums containing a toxic chemical which caught fire in a blaze at a Cornish boatyard have been brought under control.
Police cordoned off the area around Islington Wharf in Penryn. Commercial Road and Church Hill are also closed. The four drums were thought to contain phosgene, a gas used in weapons during World War I but now often used in pharmaceuticals.
The four drums are thought to contain phosgene, a gas used in weapons during World War I but now often used in pharmaceuticals. People who were moved earlier as a precaution have been allowed back in their homes.
The drums have been dampened down and 30 people who live in the area near the fire have been moved as a precaution. Commercial Road in Penryn, which was closed, reopened late morning.
Jeremy Atkins who runs a fish shop at the boatyard said: "I went to the top of the yard and I could see a big barrel on fire. Jeremy Atkins, who runs a fish shop at the boatyard, said earlier: "I went to the top of the yard and I could see a big barrel on fire.
"People have been evacuated up to Penryn School. The medics want to check us all over to make sure we're OK because of the fumes.""People have been evacuated up to Penryn School. The medics want to check us all over to make sure we're OK because of the fumes."