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Witham street sealed off after 'harmful liquid' injures man Witham harmful liquid attack: Victim may not have been target
(about 3 hours later)
A street in Essex was sealed off after a man was injured with a "harmful liquid", police have said. A man who has "potentially life-changing" injuries after a liquid was thrown over him may not have been the intended target of an attack in Essex.
Emergency crews were called to Bramble Road in Witham at about 10:45 BST. Police were called to flats on Bramble Road in Witham at about 10:45 BST.
The man's injuries to his hands and face were described as "not life threatening, but potentially life changing". He has been taken to hospital. The man's injuries to his hands and face were described as not life-threatening.
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident and carrying out tests on the chemical. The victim was taken to Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford, while the police said they were looking for two men in connection with the attack.
The East of England Ambulance service said it sent its Hazardous Area Response Team and an air ambulance. Essex Police said the 56-year-old victim had gone down to collect his post from the communal entrance to the block of flats when he encountered two men banging on the door.
Fire crews left the area at 12:40 BST after "making the scene safe". 'Wrong place'
Anyone with information is asked to call Essex Police on 101 or ring Crimestoppers. Following a brief exchange the men threw the liquid, which was in a glass bottle, over the man and ran off.
Det Insp Leighton Hammett said: "The information we have currently gathered suggests the victim was not the intended target of this attack.
"Unfortunately he appears to have been in the wrong place at the wrong time."
The East of England Ambulance Service sent its Hazardous Area Response Team to the area, while fire crews left the area at 12:40 BST after "making the scene safe".