11 people taken to hospital after ‘carbon monoxide leak’ at M&S in Charlton

Thirty people were treated after a suspected carbon monoxide leak at a M&S store this morning.

Emergency services rushed to the shop in Carlton, south-east London, after an alarm was raised.

Greenwich councillor David Gardner shared the incident on Facebook, saying that 35 people were being treated for carbon monoxide poisoning, however, the London Ambulance Service has since confirmed it was 30.

Six of the staff members are undergoing tests in hospital, with no injuries thought to be life-threatening, the councillor also shared.

Strategic Commander for the London Ambulance Service, James Johnson, said: ‘We were called at 9.32am today (16 December) to reports of a suspected carbon monoxide incident on Gallions Road, Charlton.

‘We sent a number of resources to the scene including ambulance crews, incident response officers, paramedics in fast response cars, advanced paramedics and paramedics from our hazardous area response team (HART).

‘We treated 30 people for chemical inhalation. We took 11 patients to hospital and discharged 19 patients at the scene.’

A spokesperson from M&S said: ‘Our Charlton store is temporarily closed as we’re investigating the incident that happened earlier this morning.’

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