Emergency services evacuate Doncaster North Services due to lorry 'leaking chemical substance'

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Doncaster North Services is located at junction five of the M18. Credit: Google Maps

Emergency services evacuated a motorway service station due to a lorry leaking a chemical substance.

Fire crews were called to Doncaster North services at junction five of the M18 in South Yorkshire on Thursday, 30 May.

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said it has several fire crews at the incident and has established a large cordon in the area.

In a statement, the service said: "A lorry is leaking a chemical substance. A 50m cordon is in place.

"The service station area has been evacuated.

"Specialist personnel are decanting the remainder of the chemical safely. This should take a couple of hours."People are being asked to avoid the service station while crews deal with the incident.

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