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Gas leak at Ineos Grangemouth refinery Probe launched into gas leak at Ineos Grangemouth refinery
(about 2 hours later)
Firefighters have been sent to the Grangemouth petrochemical site following a gas leak. A full investigation has been launched into the cause of a gas leak at the Grangemouth petrochemical site.
Eight appliances are currently at the refinery and police officers have also been sent to the site. Eight fire appliances attended the refinery and police officers were sent to the site shortly after 12:00.
It is understood there are no casualties as a result of the incident, which happened at about 12:00. Refinery owners Ineos said there were no casualties as a result of the incident.
Refinery owners Ineos said a leak was detected on a pipeline in its Kinneil Gas manufacturing plant and that emergency services had been alerted. Ineos said a leak was detected on a pipe carrying ethylene gas in its Kinneil Gas manufacturing plant which was being isolated.
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 company said in a statement: "Staff were evacuated from the immediate area and our well-practiced emergency procedures were implemented with the incident management team being mobilised.
"The incident management team have been mobilised to manage the situation. "Measures were put in place to contain the leak in the immediate vicinity of the affected plant and as an ongoing precaution road closures remain in place.
"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 of the people working in the area have been accounted for and there were no injuries.
"All non-essential Ineos personnel who would normally be working in this area have been requested to report to their line manager." "Other areas within the Grangemouth complex, including the adjacent refinery were unaffected by the incident.
Avoid area "A full investigation into the cause of the incident is under way.
"The regulators have been kept fully informed throughout."
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.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." Police Scotland said it attended the incident at about 12:15 and that it had closed a number of access roads.
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."