A person was taken to hospital after an incident outside fenchurch street station just before 1: 35pm ET on Wednesday, March 11. Emergency crews from the London Ambulance Service treated one person at the scene and transported them to hospital as a priority. The nature of the incident is not yet known.
Fenchurch Street Station: Emergency response and scene
The London Ambulance Service recorded the call at 1: 34pm ET on March 11 and dispatched an ambulance crew, an incident response officer and paramedics from its hazardous area response team (HART). A spokesperson for the London Ambulance Service said, “We were called at 1. 34pm today (11 March) to reports of an incident on Fenchurch Street, EC3M. We sent resources to the scene including an ambulance crew, an incident response officer and paramedics from our hazardous area response team (HART). ” The spokesperson added that the patient was treated at the scene and taken to hospital as a priority.
Immediate reactions from emergency services
The City of London Police stated that the incident is being led by the London Fire Brigade and that a crime scene was established outside the station while emergency services responded. The train operator c2c confirmed there was an ongoing incident outside the station, and operations at Fenchurch Street remained open with train services not disrupted.
Quick context
Fenchurch Street remained open throughout the response and train services were reported to be running normally. Emergency resources were concentrated on the street outside the station while the incident was handled.
What happens next
Investigations and emergency activity are expected to continue as the London Fire Brigade leads the scene and as ambulance clinicians complete any further handover at hospital. Further updates are likely from the London Ambulance Service, the City of London Police and the London Fire Brigade as they establish the nature of the incident and the condition of the person taken to hospital; fenchurch street station will remain under observation while that work continues.
