Overview
- London Ambulance Service treated 30 people for chemical inhalation, taking 11 to hospital and discharging 19 at the scene.
- London Fire Brigade reported carbon monoxide present throughout the Gallions Road store and helped evacuate workers before opening.
- Specialist units, including the Hazardous Area Response Team and advanced paramedics, were deployed in a multi‑agency response led by LAS.
- The store was closed for safety checks and an investigation, with firefighters standing down around 1:30pm and police expecting it to remain shut today.
- A local councillor described a “major incident” and initially cited higher totals, but emergency services did not declare one and urged reliance on official figures.