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48 people treated for carbon monoxide poisoning after chemical leak in Langley, Maidstone

By: Lucy Hickmott lhickmott@thekmgroup.co.uk

Published: 13:27, 07 November 2019

Updated: 13:05, 11 November 2019

An investigation is underway after a chemical leak near Maidstone left 57 people struggling to breathe.

More than 40 firefighters, hazardous material officers and a specialist chemical unit were called to an industrial estate in Langley yesterday afternoon, and 48 people have been treated for exposure to carbon monoxide.

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