Fumes at Shrewsbury shopping centre lead to people needing paramedic attention
People at a Shrewsbury shopping centre needed to be checked by paramedics after emergency services received reports of a gas leak.
Firefighters were called to the closed Pride Hill shopping centre in the town centre just after midday on Tuesday, and joined about an hour later by paramedics.
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service said the gas smell was actually caused by fumes from a diesel generator in the empty shopping centre.
The incident led to a number of people on the site having to be assessed by the ambulance service due to the fumes.
A spokesperson for the fire service said on Friday afternoon: “Multiple checks were carried out using gas monitor and readings having now returned to zero. Casualties have all been assessed by ambulance service.”
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesperson said they were called to Pride Hill just after 1pm to "multiple patients feeling unwell".
"One ambulance and a paramedic officer attended the scene," they said.
"Upon arrival, we found seven patients, five women and two men. All seven were assessed and did not require further treatment from ambulance staff. They received self care advice before being discharged at the scene.”
