Green councillor Aine Groogan made the comment after the individuals who had been hospitalised on Tuesday evening were released from hospital.

The NI Fire and Rescue Service, the NI Ambulance Service and the PSNI all attended a home on Damascus Street in the Holylands area of the city at around 5.30pm on Tuesday, after a number of people became unwell amid fears that they may have been exposed to a “potentially noxious substance”.

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Several streets in the Holylands were sealed off, as approximately 30 firefighters attended the scene, including members of a specialist hazardous materials unit.

Four individuals were taken to Belfast’s Royal Victoria Hospital for treatment.

The PSNI confirmed yesterday morning that no noxious substance had been found and that there was no risk

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