28-08-2017, 11:39
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Cable Forum Team
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What was the mystery chemical gas cloud on Sussex coast?
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A gas cloud that affected hundreds of people along the East Sussex coast appears to have dissipated, police say.
Residents were being urged to keep their windows and doors closed after the unknown haze emerged, but this advice has now been withdrawn.
Holidaymakers were left with streaming eyes, sore throats and nausea - with about 150 people seeking treatment at Eastbourne District General Hospital.
Police are now trying to determine what type of gas caused the irritation, as well as the source of the "chemical haze".
It is believed that the gas had been swept in from the sea by onshore breezes - but weather models suggest that an onshore source in northern France is "very unlikely".
Public Health England is urging anyone who is still suffering the effects of irritation to irrigate their eyes and wash any other agitated areas with plenty of soap and water.
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http://news.sky.com/story/danger-fro...e-say-11009906
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