Virgin Active Gym in Croydon evacuated after 'chemical incident'
VIRGIN Active gym and Grant's shopping centre in Croydon town cente were evacuated this morning (Monday) after an incident concerning chemicals.
It is understood a worker cleaning the toilets mixed several chemicals together, which created a noxious gas.
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About 240 people had to leave Virgin Active gym and Grant's shopping centre on Surrey Street in Croydon after a chemical incident, thought to have been caused by a cleaning mixing several chemicals together and creating a noxious gas
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Virgin Active and Grant's shopping centre on Surrey Street in Croydon were evacutated following the 'chemical incident'
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Virgin Active and Grant's shopping centre on Surrey Street in Croydon were evacutated following the 'chemical incident'
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Virgin Active and Grant's shopping centre on Surrey Street in Croydon were evacutated following the 'chemical incident'
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Virgin Active and Grant's shopping centre on Surrey Street in Croydon were evacutated following the 'chemical incident'
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Virgin Active and Grant's shopping centre on Surrey Street in Croydon were evacutated following the 'chemical incident'
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Virgin Active and Grant's shopping centre on Surrey Street in Croydon were evacutated following the 'chemical incident'
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Virgin Active and Grant's shopping centre on Surrey Street in Croydon were evacutated following the 'chemical incident'
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Virgin Active and Grant's shopping centre on Surrey Street in Croydon were evacutated following the 'chemical incident'
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Virgin Active and Grant's shopping centre on Surrey Street in Croydon were evacutated following the 'chemical incident'
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Virgin Active and Grant's shopping centre on Surrey Street in Croydon were evacutated following the 'chemical incident'
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Virgin Active and Grant's were both evacuated. Picture courtesy of Jackie Kennedy
About 40 people had to leave Virgin Active gym and about 200 people were rushed out of Grant's following the incident, at about 11.02am.
More than 40 firefighters from Croydon and surrounding stations attended the scene, a spokesman from London Fire Brigade said, along with officers trained in dealing with chemical incidents.
A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police confirmed the incident was not being treated as suspicious, and a spokesman for London Ambulance Service said paramedics had not been called.
Virgin Active sent a text message to all members informing them the gym was closed 'due to a maintenance issue at the club'.
The gym was re-opened at about 3.30pm.
A spokesman said: "Virgin Active health club in Croydon was evacuated this morning, as a precaution, while the local fire brigade investigated an odour involving cleaning products.
"The club has now reopened. No members or staff were affected.
"Virgin Active apologises for any inconvenience caused to members in the short period the club was closed."
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