Cordon put up over 'hazardous material' concerns

An ambulance car, a police car and two incident response vans parked up on the kerb of a residential street.
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Several emergency services were at the scene in Flitcroft Gardens

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Emergency services have attended an address over concerns about "potentially hazardous material" inside.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said they had cordoned off the property on Flitcroft Gardens in Lake on the Isle of Wight.

The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service (IWAS) confirmed it was also at the scene.

"Two double crews, one operational station commander, two tactical officers and the regional Hazardous Area Response Team were in attendance," a spokesperson said.

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Police confirmed they had cordoned off an address "due to concerns around potentially hazardous material inside"

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