People warned to stay inside after chemical leak in England

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"111265417"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"2">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><p>Residents have been warned to stay indoors with their windows closed after a chemical leak caused a cloud containing hydrochloric acid to form over West Thurrock in Essex&comma; England&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Thurrock Council recommended that schools in the area remain closed on Tuesday as a precaution to prevent pupils from being exposed to fumes which can be a &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;minor irritant”&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;--Ads1--><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The fire service received reports of a cloud of fumes on Monday afternoon following a reaction involving a cylinder at an industrial site in Stoneness Road&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Firefighters are working to establish what chemicals were involved&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Neil Fenwick&comma; area manager at Essex County Fire and Rescue Service&comma; said&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We understand that the cloud includes an amount of hydrochloric acid&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;A 100-metre exclusion zone was created at the site as a precautionary measure&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We now know that these fumes were caused by a tank that has failed&comma; the leak is contained to within the site&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;147419" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-147419" style&equals;"width&colon; 600px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img class&equals;"size-full wp-image-147419" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;londonglossy&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;01&sol;8E7270CF-9E3A-40C7-98FB-0D4F98E9E12F&period;jpeg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"338" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-147419" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Residents were warned to stay indoors<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p><&excl;--Ads2--><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Firefighters are now safely managing the leak and this process is expected to continue for some time&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The fire service is supporting the industrial site’s management team by supplying a large quantity of water which will dilute the product&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It is expected that this will suppress the cloud&comma; the fire service said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>An Environment Agency spokesperson said&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We have been supporting the emergency services and Health Protection Agency to respond to a large chemical spill in Thurrock&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We have deployed Air Quality Monitoring equipment overnight to support the Health Protection Agency&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;This is a regulated site&comma; which means it is subject to regular monitoring and inspections&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Public Health England has advised residents to remain inside with doors and windows closed&comma; and drivers are advised to keep their air conditioning off&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;--Ads3--><&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;147418" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-147418" style&equals;"width&colon; 600px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img class&equals;"size-full wp-image-147418" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;londonglossy&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;01&sol;9A26A688-6CF8-4F7C-BCE0-D22A4F698059&period;jpeg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"450" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-147418" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">The incident caused the formation of a cloud containing hydrochloric acid<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>Those with existing respiratory problems have been urged to keep medication with them and call 111 if they feel unwell&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;--Ads4--><&sol;p>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div style&equals;"padding-bottom&colon;15px&semi;" class&equals;"wordads-tag" data-slot-type&equals;"belowpost">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div id&equals;"atatags-dynamic-belowpost-68ed120b8a8ff">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<script type&equals;"text&sol;javascript">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;getAdSnippetCallback &equals; 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