A man has been taken to hospital with an eye injury following a chemical incident in Bromley.

Fire crews, ambulance crews and police were called to the incident in Chatterton Road on May 29 at around 4,15pm.

London Ambulance Service sent an ambulance crew, an incident response officer and members of a hazardous area response team (HART) to the scene.

A man was taken to hospital by ambulance after sustaining an eye injury.

A London Fire Brigade spokesperson said: “Firefighters were called to a chemical incident on Chatterton Road in Bromley.

“Firefighters assisted London Ambulance Service and Metropolitan Police Services at the scene. One man suffering an eye injury was taken to hospital by London Ambulance Service.

“The Brigade was called at 1614 and the incident was over for firefighters at 1718. Two fire engines and around ten firefighters from Hornchurch and Barking Fire Station attended the scene.”

A spokesperson for London Ambulance Service said:“We were called at 4.13pm yesterday (29 May) to reports of an incident at the junction of Chatterton Road and Walpole Road, Bromley.

“We sent resources to the scene, including an ambulance crew, an incident response officer and members of our hazardous area response team (HART).

“Our first paramedic arrived on scene in less than four minutes.

“We treated a patient at the scene before taking them to hospital.”

We have contacted the Metropolitan Police for further information.