A man has been taken to hospital with minor burns after a 'potential chemical incident' in East Belfast .
Emergency services were called to the incident on Bloomfield Road on Wednesday evening, May 15.
Residents in the area had reported hearing a small explosion before this.
Bloomfield Road Belfast - emergency services at scene of incident
A small cordon was put in place as police, fire and ambulance crews dealt with the incident.
It has since been confirmed that one man was taken to hospital with non-serious injuries.
A spokesman for the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service said: "We were called to a potential chemical incident in East Belfast, it is now cleared with no serious injuries sustained by anybody at the scene.
"One male was taken to hospital with non-serious injuries, minor burns."
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