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Barney Davis

Five arrested after ‘chemical’ sprayed in communal area of Beckenham flats

Residents were injured after the alteraction in Beckenham Road

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Residents were injured after a chemical substance was sprayed inside a block of flats during a fight.

Police were called to reports of a disturbance at flats on Beckenham Road, south London at 7.20am on Thursday.

Detectives discovered that a chemical substance had been sprayed in the communal area.

A Scotland Yard spokesman said: “A small number of people were treated at the scene.”

Five people were arrested on suspicion of affray and have been remanded in custody.

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