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| Probe launched into gas leak at Ineos Grangemouth refinery | Probe launched into gas leak at Ineos Grangemouth refinery |
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| A full investigation has been launched into the cause of a gas leak at the Grangemouth petrochemical site. | A full investigation has been launched into the cause of a gas leak at the Grangemouth petrochemical site. |
| Eight fire appliances attended the refinery and police officers were sent to the site shortly after 12:00. | Eight fire appliances attended the refinery and police officers were sent to the site shortly after 12:00. |
| Refinery owners Ineos said there were no casualties as a result of the incident. | Refinery owners Ineos said there were no casualties as a result of the incident. |
| Ineos said a leak was detected on a pipe carrying ethylene gas in its Kinneil Gas manufacturing plant which was being isolated. | 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: "Staff were evacuated from the immediate area and our well-practiced emergency procedures were implemented with the incident management team being mobilised. | 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. |
| "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. | "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. |
| "All of the people working in the area have been accounted for and there were no injuries. | "All of the people working in the area have been accounted for and there were no injuries. |
| "Other areas within the Grangemouth complex, including the adjacent refinery were unaffected by the incident. | "Other areas within the Grangemouth complex, including the adjacent refinery were unaffected by the incident. |
| "A full investigation into the cause of the incident is under way. | "A full investigation into the cause of the incident is under way. |
| "The regulators have been kept fully informed throughout." | "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." |
| Supt Brian Auld, from Police Scotland, said: "I would like to thank the local community of Grangemouth for their patience and co-operation while road closures are in place. | |
| "Officers are working with industry staff to ensure business continuity at the Grangemouth site. | |
| "We will continue to minimise disruption to the public and bring the matter to a timely conclusion." |