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| Fumes alert keeps Bullring closed | Fumes alert keeps Bullring closed |
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| Birmingham's Bullring shopping centre remains closed for a second day after a chemical scare that led to more than 30 people needing medical treatment. | |
| The centre will remain closed for the rest of the day. | |
| The site reopened on Friday morning after being closed on Thursday but was later evacuated after seven people reported feeling unwell. | |
| Police said any contamination remained "unexplained" and it was not known if was from an accident or malicious act. | Police said any contamination remained "unexplained" and it was not known if was from an accident or malicious act. |
| Ten people were taken to hospital on Thursday with many complaining of feeling dizzy and nauseous. | Ten people were taken to hospital on Thursday with many complaining of feeling dizzy and nauseous. |
| The centre was opened for access before the latest evacuation but the shops had not reopened. | |
| Dizziness and vomiting | |
| A spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said seven people had been "showing symptoms". They were treated at the scene. | |
| Louise Hamer Brown, of Bullring Marketing, said: "We are evacuated at the moment and emergency services are performing further investigations." | |
| Edgbaston Street remains closed between Park Street and Pershore Street. | |
| A West Midlands Police spokesman said the incident may have been caused by "some sort of petroleum-based substance" potentially contaminating the centre's ventilation or air-conditioning systems. | |
| Six security workers were treated for the effects of fumes shortly before 0400 BST on Thursday. Later, more staff complained of fumes and the centre was closed. | Six security workers were treated for the effects of fumes shortly before 0400 BST on Thursday. Later, more staff complained of fumes and the centre was closed. |
| A triage centre was set up away from the building to treat people for symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and water eyes and dizziness, the ambulance service said. | A triage centre was set up away from the building to treat people for symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and water eyes and dizziness, the ambulance service said. |
| A spokesman for Birmingham City Council said although the Bullring is closed all other shops, including the nearby markets, were open. | |
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