Guests were evacuated from Alton Towers after a suspected 'chemical-related incident'. Emergency services were called to the theme park after reports of an 'unusual smell'.
During the emergency response on Tuesday (3 January), guests at the conference centre had to be evacuated. The alarm was issued at 12:45am.
Stoke on Trent Live reports there was an investigation by Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service and West Midlands Ambulance Service following the smell, which was reported in an employee-only kitchen within the conference centre.
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A fire service spokesman said: "We were called to the Alton Towers Resort following reports of a suspected chemical-related incident within an employee-only kitchen area. Crews from Cheadle, Ipstones and Longton attended and carried out an assessment, with specialist equipment, which recorded no readings of any concern.
"Two people were assessed by West Midlands Ambulance Service and discharged at the scene. Guests were temporarily evacuated as a precautionary measure. Crews later confirmed it was safe for the public to re-enter and advice was given to staff."
West Midlands Ambulance Service sent an ambulance, two paramedic officers, and its hazardous area response team to the theme park.
An ambulance service spokesman said: “We were called to reports of a possible chemical incident within an employee-only kitchen area. Two patients were assessed by ambulance staff and received self-care advice before being discharged at the scene.”
The Alton Towers guests continued to be fed and watered during the evacuation. An Alton Towers spokesman said: “Guests attending an event in our conference centre were temporarily evacuated to the Alton Towers Hotel whilst the emergency services investigated reports of an unusual smell in a staff kitchen area nearby. The all-clear was given shortly afterwards.”
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