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Over 20 people treated following chemical spillage at Red Lion pub in Bath

Thursday 21st March 2019 Bath Echo News Team Emergency Services

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Twenty-one people were treated by paramedics at the Red Lion pub on Wellsway in Bath yesterday evening, Wednesday 20th March, following a chemical spillage at the property.

Photo courtesy of Bath Fire Station (@AFRSBath on Twitter)

Emergency services were called at around 7.30pm to reports of the spillage at the commercial property, involving cleaning chemicals.

Two crews from Bath and two from Patchway fire stations attended, and two firefighters in breathing apparatus used gas monitors to locate the source of the spillage.

Photo courtesy of Bath Fire Station (@AFRSBath on Twitter)

Around 30 people were evacuated from the building, with 21 patients being treated at the scene.

South Western Ambulance Service told us that they responded to the incident with an ambulance, SWAST specialist resources from HART, and an Operational Officer.

They confirmed that 21 patients were discharged at the scene, and did not need to go to hospital.

Avon and Somerset Police told us that their presence at the Red Lion was to support their ambulance and fire colleagues.

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