Police station evacuated after officer falls ill

Devon and Cornwall Police said an officer had been taken to hospital for treatment

A police station was evacuated when an officer became unwell after being in contact with an unknown substance.

Devon and Cornwall Police said the officer had been taken to hospital for treatment after the incident at Penzance Police Station on Wednesday.

The force said there had been a concern for the welfare of a woman who had been in the police station at the time but she was later found and had not been affected.

Paramedics and fire crews were called to the scene and after an assessment the station was reopened.

A police spokesman added: "The officer had a medical episode immediately after an unknown substance was spilt in the area the officer was in.

"As a precaution it was treated as an emergency but later established that the two incidents were fortunately not linked."