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| Hospital A&E blast sprays powder | Hospital A&E blast sprays powder |
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| An explosion at a hospital's accident and emergency unit has led to staff members being put in isolation after white powder sprayed across the room. | An explosion at a hospital's accident and emergency unit has led to staff members being put in isolation after white powder sprayed across the room. |
| The staff were isolated after the blast at Derby's new hospital, the City General, on Wednesday afternoon. | The staff were isolated after the blast at Derby's new hospital, the City General, on Wednesday afternoon. |
| Fire crews had cordoned off the area and an investigation into the cause of the explosion was under way. | Fire crews had cordoned off the area and an investigation into the cause of the explosion was under way. |
| The explosion is understood to have been in a bin, but there was no damage to the dustbin | The explosion is understood to have been in a bin, but there was no damage to the dustbin |
| The department has been kept open to patients and no staff were hurt, a statement from emergency services said. | The department has been kept open to patients and no staff were hurt, a statement from emergency services said. |
| In a joint statement, the emergency services said: "A small explosion occurred in an area of the adults A&E department at Derby City General Hospital shortly before 1400 BST, leaving behind a powder residue which has been tested and proved harmless. | In a joint statement, the emergency services said: "A small explosion occurred in an area of the adults A&E department at Derby City General Hospital shortly before 1400 BST, leaving behind a powder residue which has been tested and proved harmless. |
| "There were no injuries, however eight people who were in the area at the time remain well and show no cause for concern." | "There were no injuries, however eight people who were in the area at the time remain well and show no cause for concern." |
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| Kam Basi of Derbyshire Fire & Rescue said there was nothing suspicious in the bin |