Hove residents evacuated after reports of '˜strong chemical smell'

Residents were evacuated from a block of flats in Hove after reports of a '˜strong chemical smell'.

By The Newsroom

Published 20th Nov 2018, 10:32 BST

Updated 20th Nov 2018, 11:36 BST

Chemical incident at Eaton Drive.. Photograph by Eddie Mitchell SUS-181120-111539001

East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service were alerted just after 5.30pm on November 19.

They investigated the block of flats in The Drive and residents were evacuated while an investigation was carried, out using gas monitoring equipment, as a ‘precautionary measure’, said ESFRS.

Air sampling tests showed that the smell was possibly caused by paint solvent.

Some of the residents were taken to hospital, as a precaution, but later released.

Residents Hove