Woman in hospital after Droitwich tanker gas leak

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Image caption, A number of homes on Vines Lane in Droitwich were evacuated

A woman has been seriously hurt after a hazardous gas leaked from a delivery tanker in Droitwich, Worcestershire.

People living on Vines Lane were evacuated from their homes when the liquid nitrogen leak was reported at 10:21 BST on Tuesday, the fire service said.

The woman was treated for potentially serious injuries by paramedics and taken to hospital.

Firefighters were able to disperse the cloud.

A man in his 50s was also assessed but refused to go to hospital, the ambulance service said.

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