Chemical alert at Science Museum
12 April 2012
The Science Museum had to be evacuated today after three members of staff were injured in a "chemical incident".
Staff at the museum, in Exhibition Road, were treated by paramedics.
A London Fire Brigade spokeswoman said: "We believe it was a chemical incident. Three members of museum staff are being treated for irritation to the eyes."
The museum will be closed until tomorrow while an investigation is carried out.
