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A terminal at Heathrow Airport has been evacuated as emergency services respond to an ‘incident’.
Crowds of people were seen gathering outside Terminal 4 after a ‘possible hazardous materials incident’.
A Heathrow Airport spokesperson said: ‘Terminal 4 check-in has been closed and evacuated while emergency services respond to an incident.
‘We are asking passengers not to travel to Terminal 4 and supporting those on site. All other terminals are operating as normal. We will provide further information as soon as we can.’
A number of ambulances outside the terminal can be seen in pictures seen on social media.
The London Fire Brigade said: ‘Specialist crews have been deployed to carry out an assessment of the scene, and part of the airport has been evacuated as a precaution whilst firefighters respond.
‘The brigade was first called about the incident at 17:01, and crews from Feltham, Heathrow, Wembley and surrounding fire stations have been sent to the scene.’
National Rail said trains were not stopping at Heathrow Terminal 4 due to ’emergency services dealing with an incident’.
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