‘Tear gas’ terror at Freshers night rap show as club is evacuated after thug hurls canister at dancefloor leaving 40 students ‘throwing up’ and suffering ‘itchy eyes’
- Cameo nightclub, Bournemouth, evacuated after irritant sprayed on dancefloor
- Forty people were treated by paramedics and the nightclub was evacuated
- Dorset Police said students complained of shortness of breath and itchy eyes
- One student reportedly taken to hospital – others suffered coughing fits outside
A nightclub full of Freshers in Bournemouth was evacuated after an irritant was sprayed on the dancefloor.
Forty people were treated by paramedics and the nightclub was evacuated after reports that what was suspected to be tear gas had been released inside the venue.
Dorset Police said students complained of shortness of breath and itchy eyes following the incident at Cameo nightclub in Bournemouth.
Forty people were treated by paramedics and the nightclub was evacuated after reports that what was suspected to be tear gas had been released inside the venue in Bournemouth
One person was taken to hospital as a precaution, the force said, while there were reports of students having coughing fits outside of the venue.
Josh Wilde, a journalism student at Bournemouth University, told the Mirror: ‘The last time I spoke to the police they didn’t seem to know any more than I did.
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‘They were dealing with people as they came out if they were presenting symptoms, or passing them onto the paramedics.
‘I spoke to a police officer and some sort of canister had been let off inside the venue.’
One person was taken to hospital as a precaution, the force said, while there were reports of students having coughing fits outside of the venue
He added: ‘There were people being taken into an ambulance or taken away for further examination. A lot of people were coughing or having breathing difficulties – certainly the people who were in the middle of it.
‘The club advertised it as a major night and sold out all their tickets, so I would say there was at least 3,000 people there.’
A spokeswoman said: ‘At 2am today, Dorset Police received a report that some type of irritant, possibly CS spray, had been released within the Cameo nightclub on Fir Vale Road, Bournemouth.
‘Following a decision by management of the premises to evacuate, around 40 people were treated by the ambulance service for minor effects.’
Police said an investigation remains ongoing, but added that no evidence was found during a search of the venue of any chemical or noxious substance that posed an ongoing risk to the public.
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