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'Laughing gas' escape at factory Clean-up after gas cloud escapes
(about 8 hours later)
A chemical incident at a factory in Northamptonshire has led to "laughing gas" spreading across the area. A chemical incident at a factory in Northamptonshire has led to a dangerous gas spreading across the area.
Nitrous oxide, which is classed as an irritant, was released from the MCP factory on the Finedon industrial estate in Wellingborough at 0630 GMT. Nitric acid was released from the MCP factory on the Finedon industrial estate in Wellingborough at 0630 GMT.
Strong winds are blowing the gas towards Finedon and Irthlingborough. Strong winds blew gas produced by the spill towards the Finedon and Irthlingborough areas.
A police spokeswoman warned residents and drivers to keep doors and windows closed, but said the gas was dispersing well in the winds. Police warned residents and drivers to keep doors and windows closed. A spokeswoman said most of the acid had now been cleared away.
Northamptonshire fire service are at the scene, having been called by people seeing an orange cloud over the area. The spokeswoman said: "The fire and rescue service is now leaving the scene and have handed over to the site managers for the final clean up.
A spokesman for the service said crews were investigating. "The majority of the acid has now been re-stored and any remaining spillage has been neutralised preventing any further release of gases."
The fire service were called after people saw an orange cloud over the area.
Initially, it was thought the gas could have been nitrous oxide because of the spill of nitric acid but the police spokesman said it had now been found that was "not the case".
She said: "Investigations are ongoing into what the gas was following the spill of nitric acid solution."