Emergency services called after reports of a hazardous substance in Nuneaton town centre 

The Hazardous Area Response Team is at the scene

Emergency services teams are treating patients in Nuneaton town centre after reports of people feeling unwell.

Three ambulances, a paramedic officer and the Trust’s Hazardous Area Response Team were called to the scene.

The ambulance service said they were called to Newdegate Street at 12:26 p.m.

Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service, said: "We were alerted at 13:54 on Tuesday 29 August to reports of a hazardous substance in the Nuneaton Branch of Santander on  Newdegate Street in the Town. Two crews attended the scene from Nuneaton and, on arrival, found a 12m x 7m building consisting of 3 floors, with the presence of hazardous gas and an unpleasant smell throughout. 

Crews remain at the scene helping to ventilate the property. Warwickshire Police have put in place a precautionary safety cordon around the location."

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “Crews arrived to find ten patients complaining of feeling unwell.

“One of them, a man, was assessed and treated at the scene before being taken to George Eliot Hospital in a stable condition.

“The remaining nine patients, six women and three men, were assessed and discharged at the scene.”

Fosse 107 will update when there is more information.