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| Driver arrested for 'trafficking' | Driver arrested for 'trafficking' |
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| The driver of a chemical tanker in which eight people were found with breathing problems has been arrested on suspicion of people trafficking. | The driver of a chemical tanker in which eight people were found with breathing problems has been arrested on suspicion of people trafficking. |
| Police said a 55-year-old man is being questioned about the incident in Abbey Wood, south-east London. | |
| The eight people were taken to hospital after breathing in gas created by the load, a powdered carbon-based chemical. | The eight people were taken to hospital after breathing in gas created by the load, a powdered carbon-based chemical. |
| They were found inside the truck, which had come from Germany. The Border and Immigration Agency has been informed. | They were found inside the truck, which had come from Germany. The Border and Immigration Agency has been informed. |
| London Fire Brigade said crews went to Harrow Manorway, Abbey Wood, in the London borough of Bexley at 0815 GMT after reports of a chemical incident. | |
| A 100m cordon was put in place on a section of the dual-carriageway to allow officers to check the tanker. | |
| Immigration agency | Immigration agency |
| A Metropolitan Police spokesman said they were called by the driver after he stopped to check his load. | A Metropolitan Police spokesman said they were called by the driver after he stopped to check his load. |
| London Ambulance Service (LAS) sent a hazardous area response team, an air ambulance, four ambulances and a fast response car to the scene. | London Ambulance Service (LAS) sent a hazardous area response team, an air ambulance, four ambulances and a fast response car to the scene. |
| An LAS spokesman said the eight people were suffering "minor breathing problems". | An LAS spokesman said the eight people were suffering "minor breathing problems". |
| The tanker is owned by H Freund, a German company with offices in Frechen, west Germany, and Runcorn, Cheshire. | The tanker is owned by H Freund, a German company with offices in Frechen, west Germany, and Runcorn, Cheshire. |
| The company said it was liaising with the authorities over the circumstances of the incident. | The company said it was liaising with the authorities over the circumstances of the incident. |