Chemical incident at a factory caused emergency evacuation
Staff were evacuated after a chemical incident at a pharmaceutical factory in Swindon.
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire Service rushed to the scene at Catalent on Frankland Road after emergency services were called at 5pm.
A hazardous materials team along with police officers attended the scene as an investigation got underway.
An ambulance was at the incident but no casualties were reported.
The area was cordoned off until 6.52pm.
A spokesperson for the fire service said: "We have left the scene and we are going back tomorrow (Friday) for a further investigation on the incident."
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