Hundreds of passengers were evacuated from the terminal building at London City Airport Friday after reports of a chemical incident.
"Terminal has been evacuated due to fire alarm. We are looking into the cause," the airport said on Twitter.
The London Fire Brigade said in a statement that it had been "called to reports of a chemical incident" at the airport.
Absolutely amazed no one has Megaphones at @LondonCityAir people dangerously swarming forward to try and hear the news.
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A spokeswoman for London's Metropolitan Police said officers had responded to reports of several passengers having been taken unwell. "The cause is not known," she added.
Paul Gibson, London Ambulance Service's assistant director of operations, said: "We were called at 4.11 p.m. to reports of an incident at London City Airport... We are treating 26 patients at the scene for difficulty breathing, two patients have been taken to hospital."
The airport, located to the east of the Canary Wharf financial district, mostly serves short-haul, European destinations.
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