Person treated on farm in Great Ashfield following chemical incident

A chemical substance discovered on a farm at Great Ashfield has led to a person being taken to hospital with breathing difficulties.

The incident took place at Lea Farm, in Lea Lane, at 9am today, Tuesday, March 2.

The material found appears to be formaldehyde.

Fire crews from Woodbridge; Princes Street, in Ipswich; Holbrook; Needham Market;  Stowmarket; Hadleigh; Haverhill; Bury St Edmunds; Elmswell and Ixworth were called out and one fire crew remains on scene.

The ambulance service, also called to the scene, assessed the patient – who told emergency services of breathing problems following the discovery – before taking the person to hospital.

A spokesman for Suffolk Fire and Rescue said that the material discovered was believed to be formaldehyde.

He said that the material presented no risk to the environment and would be disposed of.