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Alert over 'radioactive' packages Alert over 'radioactive' packages
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A school building in Edinburgh has been cordoned off after three suspected radioactive packages were found inside. A language school building in Edinburgh was cordoned off for four hours after three suspected radioactive packages were found in a cupboard.
Emergency services were called to the Regent Language Training School in Chester Street at about 1900 GMT after the discovery. Emergency services were called to the Regent Language Training School in Chester Street at about 1900 GMT.
The packages were found inside a cupboard, which was being cleaned. They had markings indicating they contained radioactive materials. It was later confirmed that the packages contained educational training items, which had small amounts of radioactive material in them.
A fire service spokesman said he thought they had been there some time. No contamination was found outside the containers.
'Considerable time' The fire service and police launched a procedure called National Arrangements for Incidents Involving Radiation.
The fire service and police have launched a procedure called National Arrangements for Incidents Involving Radiation. Eight fire engines and 28 fire service personnel attended the incident.
Eight fire engines and 28 fire service personnel were attending the incident. Group manager Jim Fraser of Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service said: "We do know they had been there for a considerable time.
Group manager Jim Fraser of Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service said: "There are three small packages although we are uncertain at this time whether they contain a radioactive source for definite. "Somebody discovered them as they were cleaning out a cupboard.
"We do know they had been there for a considerable time."
He added: "Somebody discovered them as they were cleaning out a cupboard.
"The discovery was made earlier this evening.""The discovery was made earlier this evening."
Radiation experts were at the scene with monitoring equipment to test the packages, Mr Fraser said. Radiation experts were called to the scene with monitoring equipment to test the packages, Mr Fraser said.
He added he did not know how many people were in the building when the packages were found.