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| London Airport evacuated, liquid found in toilets |
| 2008-10-24 |
| London City Airport was briefly evacuated and flights grounded overnight due to fumes emanating from the toilets, police said. The fifth-biggest airport serving the British capital was closed from about 3:00pm to 5:15pm after a "suspect substance" was discovered in the toilets, said an airport spokeswoman. The airport was evacuated as a precautionary measure. Police believe that an item left by a passenger in a bin was wrongly poured away down a toilet. "Some people had suffered coughing and skin irritation," a spokesman for London' Metropolitan Police said. "It would appear that a liquid or substance was disposed of incorrectly. There are no signs of criminality." A spokeswoman for the airport, built in the 1980s in the derelict east London docklands, said passengers were ushered back into the terminal building following the all-clear from the emergency services. She said: "It was found in the toilets. We don't know what it is or how it got there." |
| Posted by:Oztralian |
| #4 My Bad, thought I flushed! :) |
| Posted by: Spanky Snelet1024 2008-10-24 23:52 |
| #3 Noxious liquids and fumes in a toilet? What a shock! They should check the portolets at Jazz Fest! |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2008-10-24 22:17 |
| #2 prolly a late-nite Chorizo burrito returned.. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-10-24 19:58 |
| #1 prolly mixed ammonia and bleach... |
| Posted by: Abu do you love 2008-10-24 19:33 |