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| Shoppers hurt in suspected gas leak in Hampshire | Shoppers hurt in suspected gas leak in Hampshire |
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| Nineteen people have been treated by paramedics after a suspected gas leak at a retail park. | Nineteen people have been treated by paramedics after a suspected gas leak at a retail park. |
| Customers and staff were evacuated from the Sainsbury's and Marks and Spencer store at Hedge End, near Southampton, shortly after 17:00 BST. | |
| Emergency services said it was being treated as a "major incident". | Emergency services said it was being treated as a "major incident". |
| Police said the alarm was raised after people at the check-out tills in Sainsbury's began coughing and complained of feeling unwell. | Police said the alarm was raised after people at the check-out tills in Sainsbury's began coughing and complained of feeling unwell. |
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| The Marks and Spencer store was also evacuated as it shares a heating duct with the food shop. | The Marks and Spencer store was also evacuated as it shares a heating duct with the food shop. |
| South Central Ambulance Service said everybody had been accounted for and the casualties had been treated at the scene. | South Central Ambulance Service said everybody had been accounted for and the casualties had been treated at the scene. |
| Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus have entered the store to examine it and the area around the shops has been cordoned off. | Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus have entered the store to examine it and the area around the shops has been cordoned off. |
| The Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth and Southampton General Hospital said they were preparing to receive patients if needed. | The Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth and Southampton General Hospital said they were preparing to receive patients if needed. |
| In a statement, Sainsbury's said: "We can confirm there has been an incident at our Hedge End store this evening. | |
| "The store is currently closed and we are working with the emergency services." | |
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