Qld: 1000 evacuated from Brisbane CBD

AAP General News (Australia)
12-16-2008
Qld: 1000 evacuated from Brisbane CBD

Fumes have caused the evacuation of one thousand people in Brisbane's CBD after a chemical
incident .. with nine women taken to Royal Brisbane Hospital with breathing difficulties.

Emergency services responded to triple zero calls to a 22-storey building in Anne street
just before noon (AEST).

Police blocked traffic along a section of the street .. while fire fighters tried to
find the source of the smell.

Emergency services say the cause of the fumes hasn't yet been identified .. but they've
shut down the airconditioning system and are conducting air quality tests.

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KEYWORD: FUMES (BRISBANE)

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