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Several Hospitalised After Incident at Belfast House in Holylands

Access to Damascus Street is restricted pending a formal police update.

Overview

  • Police said a number of people were taken to hospital after becoming unwell inside a house in south Belfast.
  • Emergency response began at about 5.30pm, with police, fire, ambulance and search-and-rescue teams attending.
  • A police cordon is in place around Damascus Street, restricting access between the street and the Stranmillis Embankment.
  • One person was detained at the scene, according to local reporting.
  • The PSNI has asked the public to avoid the area and said further information will be issued in due course.