A person was taken to hospital after reports of a ” leak from a lorry” on a Dundee industrial estate.
Fire crews from Blackness, Kingsway and Balmossie stations were called to the incident on Dunsinane Avenue at Dunsinane Industrial Estate.
A call was made to the fire service by a member of the public just after 12.40pm on Tuesday.
A fire service spokesperson said it had received reports of a “leak from a lorry” and that firefighters had used breathing apparatus and a thermal imaging camera.
A section of the road, at the junctions with Kilspindie Road and Kinnoull Road, was cordoned off.
Police and the ambulance service were also in attendance.
Scottish Ambulance Service later reported one person had been taken to hospital.
The activity centred on a lorry trailer that had stopped on Kinnoull Road.
Sufyan Suleman of Alpine Motor Company, which is next to the cordon, says he became aware of the emergency response at 12.45pm.
He told The Courier: “The road was just getting taped off as we were coming back into the estate.
“We believe there was acid leaking from the HGV.
“As time has gone on, the emergency response has grown substantially in size.”
People in hazmat suits at Dundee incident
The Courier’s reporter James Simpson, who was at the scene, said: “A large area has been cordoned off.
“Police have prohibited traffic coming in from the Kings Cross Road entrance to the estate.
“Fire crews have been making their way in and out of an HGV trailer.
“There have also been other people in hazmat suits.”
Police closed Kings Cross Road at Dunsinane Avenue, Kilspindle Road south of Dunsinane Avenue, Dunsinane Avenue west of the junction with Kilspindle Road and Kinnoull Road at Craigowl Street.
Members of the public were asked to avoid the area as a precaution.
Just before 4pm, staff from Adler & Allan, an environmental risk and reduction firm, were seen approaching the HGV in hazmat suits.
A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We received a call at 12.56pm today to attend an incident at Dunsinane Industrial Estate.
“We dispatched our special operations team and three ambulances to the scene.
“We transported one patient to Ninewells while a further two patients were treated and discharged at the scene.”
Fire crews left at 4.55pm.
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