Fire services have today evacuated a road in Nottingham following a small explosion after two chemicals were mixed accidentally.
The incident happened today (April 9) on Mansfield Road, Sherwood, inside a Boots Chemist.
A fire officer said that two chemicals were being mixed together in the store, they reacted, heated up and there was a small explosion.
The store and vicinity has been evacuated as a precautionary measure.
Mansfield Road in Sherwood, Nottingham, has been evacuated by fire crews who are currently attending a chemical incident.
Fire crews were called to Boots Chemist after two chemicals were mixed together by mistake.
The area has been evacuated as a precautionary measure.
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Read the full storyPolice have arrested a 22-year-old man in connection with the murder of Malakai McKenzie in Sherwood.
He was detained by officers on suspicion of possession of a firearm.
19 year-old McKenzie died in hospital on April 21 after being shot outside The Hubb public house in Sherwood.
Three men have been charged with his murder - Cameron Cashin, 20, Ijah Lavelle-Moore, 20, and Malcolm Vaughan Francis, 18, all from the Basford area of Nottingham.
A 43-year-old woman became the latest person to be arrested in connection with the murder of 19-year-old Malakai McKenzie in Nottingham.
Read the full storyA 22-year-old man from Radford has been arrested in connection with the murder of Malakai McKenzie in Nottingham.
Police say Mr McKenzie, who was 19, died after being shot at The Hubb pub in Sherwood on Saturday 21 April.
Three men, aged 20 and 18, have been charged with murder. Six other people have been bailed.
