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A child has died following a "hazardous materials incident" at a flat after a smell of chemicals. ‌

Fire crews raced to a property on Barking Road in Newham, London, after two adults and two children went to hospital complaining of a chemical smell in the flat. ‌

The London Fire Brigade said one of the children later died while receiving treatment in hospital on Tuesday, reports the Mirror . ‌

LFB said: "The first call reporting the incident was received at 1.18pm, and firefighters from Poplar, Millwall, Euston and surrounding fire stations attended the scene. The incident was over for crews by 4.23pm."

Around 12 people were evacuated from nearby properties as a precaution , the brigade said, adding that "specially trained firefighters carried out a systematic

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