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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 which caught fire in a blaze at a Cornish boatyard have been brought under control. A fire involving chemical drums in a boatyard in Penryn, Cornwall has been brought under control.
The four drums were thought to contain phosgene, a gas used in weapons during World War I but now often used in pharmaceuticals. Up to 30 residents, who were evacuated from houses near the boatyard, have now been allowed back in their homes.
People who were moved earlier as a precaution have been allowed back in their homes. Commercial Road in Penryn, which was closed, has also been reopened.
Commercial Road in Penryn, which was closed, reopened late morning. A 100-metre exclusion zone was originally set up by Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service. People living in houseboats in the yard should be allowed to return home later.
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. The owners of the yard are continuing to monitor the chemical drums, which contain phosphine.
"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." Jeremy Atkins, who runs a fish shop at the boatyard, earlier described seeing a "big barrel of fire".