'Noxious substance' sprayed on people at property

A group of firefighters standing between two houses. There is a lawn in front of them and to their right a fire engine. In front of that is a blue sign saying incident slow in white letters. It is night but the scene is well-lit.Image source, Tomas Budrys
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Police were called to an address in Victoria Place, Wisbech, at about 22:30 GMT

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Residents were sprayed with a "noxious substance" after a window of their property was smashed, police said.

Officers were called to Victoria Place, in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, at about 22:30 GMT.

"Police and ambulance crews attended, the occupants were checked over but did not go to hospital," a spokesperson for the force said.

There have been no arrests, but an investigation into "the criminal damage and the administering of a noxious substance" is ongoing, they added.

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Ambulance and fire crews also attended the incident

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