A number of Fyshwick shops were evacuated on Thursday afternoon due to the presence of chlorine gas.
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Firefighters, police officers and ambulance intensive care paramedics were called to the scene on Wollongong Street.
Firefighters, police officers and ambulance intensive care paramedics are on the scene on Wollongong Street. Photo: Steven Trask
Staff reported coming down with headaches before firefighters were called about 1.30pm.
The Emergency Services Agency said firefighters found the odour was coming from a building being used for storage.
A number of Fyshwick shops have been evacuated because of a strong smell of chlorine gas. Photo: Steven Trask
"The source of the smell has been confirmed as chlorine granules," an ESA spokesman said.
"Air monitoring was conducted before people evacuated from nearby buildings were permitted back inside."
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