Three people have died following a suspected gas leak at a care home in Dorset.
Emergency services have rushed to the scene in Swanage today in what is being described as a “major incident”.
Local Conservative councillor, Gary Suttle, confirmed to LBC that three people died in the suspected carbon monoxide leak.
Paramedics and firefighters are joined by police and hazardous response units. Staff at the care home have been seen hugging each other and crying, locals said.
A South Western Ambulance Service spokesperson said they were called at 5.20am on Wednesday to an incident in Swanage, sending a hazard response team, 10 double-crewed ambulances and “a significant number of additional resources”.
“Two patients were conveyed by land ambulance to Poole Hospital”, they added.
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