Thirty people including two firefighters are undergoing decontamination after factory workers discovered a strange dust in a shipping container from China.
East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service were called by Sussex Police at 11.40 on 1 June 2015 to reports of a suspected chemical incident on Brook Way in Hastings.
The shipping container had been delivered to an address. As staff unloaded the container, they disturbed some dust, believed to be either a fumigant or a stowaway deterrent.
The substance irritated their eyes, skin and throats but when staff went into the open air and their symptoms subsided.
Two fire engines from Bohemia Road and The Ridge in Hastings were sent to the scene along with two officers.
Around 30 people including two firefighters were undergoing decontamination as a precautionary measure.
The building is secured and will be cleaned.
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