Major hazard response incident at care home as two are rushed to hospital

Street view of Ulwell Road
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A major incident has been declared at a West Country care home. Two people have been rushed to hospital and hazmat responders are at the scene. There is a large-scale emergency services presence in Ulwell Road, Swanage, Dorset, in response to the incident.

South Western Ambulance Service has said that they were called at 5.20am today to an incident in Swanage, Dorset, that required a hazardous response team. They added that the service also sent 10 double-crewed ambulances and "a significant number of additional resources".

Two people from the care home have been rushed to Poole Hospital. It is believed that they may be at the centre of the incident.

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The ambulance service added: "Two patients were conveyed by land ambulance to Poole Hospital."

A spokesperson for Dorset and Wiltshire Fire Service added that they were called to the scene to assist ambulance crews in Ulwell Road at 7.47am, The Mirror reports.

They added: “We currently have four fire crews on scene from Swanage, Wareham, Westbourne, Poole, a support vehicle from Dorchester along with two crews from Winchester (Hampshire and IOW FRS). Firefighters are working with Dorset Police, South West Ambulance Service and other partners to resolve this incident.”