Police paramedics and the Fire service have all been scrambled to a flat in Blackheath this afternoon after a chemical attack was carried out on a property.
It is believed that person approached the front door of a property and that a noxious substance and package was squirted through the letterbox,
About five emergency vehicles – including two Forensic Services vans – were called to Galton House on ShootersHill Road at around 2.30pm on Sunday 8th November 2020.
An investigation has been launched into the attack and the incident is being treated a large scale incident.
A number of Fire appliances along with a DIM unit and officers could be seen arriving at the Queen Elizabeth hospital that is being used as a holding area whilst tests are carried out on the substance.
The Met police have been approached for comment
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