Four taken to hospital after chemical fire at lab
A fire broke out on Bailey Street at about 17:05 GMT on Monday
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Four people were taken to hospital after a chemical fire in a lab in Sheffield.
The fire broke out at a unit on Bailey Street, on the outskirts of the city centre, at about 17:05 GMT on Monday, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said.
Five fire crews and two ambulances were sent to the scene along with a hazardous material unit, with a dry powder extinguisher used to put out the flames.
The people in the lab were taken to the Northern General Hospital as a precautionary measure, Yorkshire Ambulance Service said.
Firefighters left the scene at 19:13, the fire service said.
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