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| Gas leak at Ineos Grangemouth refinery | Gas leak at Ineos Grangemouth refinery |
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| Firefighters have been sent to the Grangemouth petrochemical site following a gas leak. | |
| Eight appliances are currently at the refinery and police officers have also been sent to the site. | Eight appliances are currently at the refinery and police officers have also been sent to the site. |
| It is understood there are no casualties as a result of the incident, which happened at about 12:00. | |
| Refinery owners Ineos said a leak was detected on a pipeline in its Kinneil Gas manufacturing plant and that emergency services had been alerted. | |
| The company said in a statement: "Emergency services are in attendance and we requested that Police Scotland close the Wholeflats Road as a precautionary measure. | |
| "The incident management team have been mobilised to manage the situation. | |
| "Purely as a precaution and to allow our response team to manage the situation, we have closed a number of access gates and are allowing only essential personnel to enter the south side of the site. | |
| "All non-essential Ineos personnel who would normally be working in this area have been requested to report to their line manager." | |
| Avoid area | |
| Pupils at primary and secondary schools in Grangemouth were kept indoors over lunchtime as a precaution at the request of the police, a Falkirk Council spokesman said. | |
| A spokesman for Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: "At 12.12 on Tuesday, 2 May the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service was alerted to reports of a gas leak at the Grangemouth petrochemical site. | A spokesman for Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: "At 12.12 on Tuesday, 2 May the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service was alerted to reports of a gas leak at the Grangemouth petrochemical site. |
| "Eight appliances are currently in attendance." | "Eight appliances are currently in attendance." |
| A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Emergency services are currently at the scene of an incident at Grangemouth which happened at around 12.15 today. | |
| "All emergency services, local authority and partners are in attendance. | |
| "A number of access roads in the Grangemouth area are closed and drivers are asked to avoid the area and find alternative routes." |