A MAN has been rushed to hospital after reports of a hazardous substance was found at a bank.
Emergency services scrambled to the Santander bank in in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, before cordoning off the surrounding area.
Ten people complained of feeling unwell after inhaling gas, the fire service said.
Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service described the situation as a "minor hazmat" incident.
It said staff had arrived to find the "presence of hazardous gas and an unpleasant smell throughout" the three-storey building on Newdegate Street.
Firefighters remain ventilating the building while ambulance crews wait on standby outside the bank.
The Ambulance Service said the man was taken to George Eliot Hospital in a stable condition.
The remaining nine patients, six women and three men, were assessed and discharged at the scene.
Cops confirmed that officers have been sent to the scene to support fire colleagues, who are leading the response to the incident.
West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "We were called to reports of people feeling unwell on Newdegate Street at 12.26pm.
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"We currently have three ambulances, a paramedic officer and the Trust’s Hazardous Area Response Team at the scene and are assessing a number of patients."
A Santander spokesperson said: "During routine works at our Nuneaton branch earlier today a potential safety issue was detected and as a precaution the branch was closed.
"We are sorry for any inconvenience this causes our customers."
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