'Terrible' tragedy as baby dies in UK flat incident as locals evacuated View Image

A one-year-old child has died after “hazardous chemicals” were reported at a flat in the UK. Fire crews were called to a property in Barking Road, Upton Park, in Newham in east London, after two adults and two children attended hospital complaining about a smell of chemicals in a flat, the London Fire Brigade (LFB) has said.

A one-year-old child later died in hospital. Around 12 people were evacuated from surrounding properties as a precaution as crews responded, LFB said.

Specially trained firefighters carried out a sweep of the affected property and worked to detect any hazardous materials present and to ventilate the scene. Newham Council said it had opened a local rest centre for those evacuated and

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