A major incident is declared in Walsall after sodium cyanide spilled into the canal network.
Public health bosses say they hope to start reducing restrictions “very quickly” on a 12-mile stretch of canals in the West Midlands following a toxic chemical spillage.
The authority's interim director of public health, Nadia Inglis, said they were “doing things cautiously but as quickly as we can". On Tuesday, council leader Garry Perry said it was too early to speculate how the substance entered the waterway butPeople were still being urged to avoid a 12-mile stretch of the canal network on Wednesday morning following the spill
Anyone exposed to the water who felt unwell should seek medical advice through the NHS 111 service or phone 999 in an emergency, a spokesperson for the authority added.
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