London street evacuated as two fall ill after suspect package found - hazard team on scene
FIVE ambulances and three fire engines have rushed to Bromley, London after reports of a suspicious package.
Bromley: Emergency services attend incident in London
Police are also at the scene on London Road near Bromley North station after being called at 12pm today. A home has been evacuated and roads in the area are shut.
A spokesperson from the LAS said: "We were called at 12.45pm today to reports of an incident at a residential address in London Road, Bromley.
"We dispatched a number of resources including an incident response officer, ambulance crews and our hazardous area response teams (HART.)
"The incident is ongoing and we are working with other emergency services at the scene.”
A Met Police spokesman, added: "At approximately 12:35hrs on Thursday, 16 July, police were called to an address on London Road in Bromley to reports of a suspicious package.
"Officers are on scene, along with the London Fire Brigade and the London Ambulance Service.
"We have received reports of two people feeling unwell at the scene. The premises has been evacuated. Road closures are in place. Enquiries continue."
Not that it's anything to go by, but the emergency service staff seem pretty relaxed. Not sure what's happened though.
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"Officers are on scene, along with the London Fire Brigade and the London Ambulance Service.
"We have received reports of two people feeling unwell at the scene.
"The premises has been evacuated."
Police added that the incident was not terror related and enquires continue.
MyLondon reports the "suspicious package" was found in the office of a law firm.
A source told the publication: "We were told by the emergency services is that an 'unidentifiable white powdered substance' was found in our office.....it was contained within a package from a department at a high security prison."