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Two dead in 'chemical incident' | Two dead in 'chemical incident' |
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Two women have been found dead in a north London hotel in what fire officials have described as a "chemical incident". | |
The bodies were discovered in a room at the Costello Hotel in Seven Sisters Road, Finsbury Park, at about 1200 BST. | |
The bodies remain at the scene but the hotel has been evacuated and the road cordoned off, police said. | |
A police spokeswoman said: "Two woman are believed to have committed suicide by taking a noxious substance." | |
Unknown substance | |
A London Fire Brigade spokeswoman said: "We are treating this as a confirmed chemical incident. | A London Fire Brigade spokeswoman said: "We are treating this as a confirmed chemical incident. |
"The hotel has been evacuated and a cordon implemented." | |
Fire crews said they did not know what substance was involved. | |
A Metropolitan Police spokeswoman said: "Police were called to Costello Palace Hotel, Seven Sisters Road, N4, after two people were found deceased. | |
"The bodies remain at the scene." | "The bodies remain at the scene." |
A replacement bus service on the Victoria Line was suspended but Tube services in the area are running. |