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Fire service attends ‘chemical incident’ in Magheralin

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Five people, including two firefighters, have been taken to hospital following a major incident at an industrial site in County Armagh on Friday.

The Northern Ireland fire service received a call shortly before 22:30 BST on Friday about a chemical incident at a factory premises in the Steps Road area near Magheralin.

Some 17 people were assessed at the scene by ambulance services, with five being transferred to hospital.

None are thought to be in a life threatening condition.

Four fire appliances and a Command Support Unit attended the scene along with a number of emergency ambulances, a Hazardous Area Response Team, a doctor and PSNI.

The fire service say the incident was brought under control as all emergency services left the scene at 04:50 BST.

There is no risk to the public, but the fire service has asked that people avoid the area.


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