Sandbanks Hotel evacuated after person injured in harmful gas leak
A Sandbanks hotel has been evacuated after a harmful gas leak injured one person.
Dorset Fire and Rescue Service were called to The Sandbanks Hotel along Banks Road, Poole at around 10:50 this morning.
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The Sandbanks Hotel and parts of the beach have been evacuated after a harmful gas leak
Crews from Poole and Westbourne are currently dealing with the incident - which is thought to involve chlorine gas and liquid.
Hazmat Officer and Station Manager Louis Minchella said: "A 60-metre cordon has been put in place around the hotel and all guests have been evacuated.
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"We are dealing with a gas leak which can be potentially harmful to people. Fire crews will be committed in gas-tight suits to investigate and isolate.
"The beach and road surrounding the hotel have been closed."
Around 20 firefighters remain on the scene, while the ambulance service are dealing with one casualty.
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