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Mercury clean-up operation took three hours

00:00, 26 August 2013  | Updated: 09:23, 26 August 2013
A fire engine on a call-out
A fire engine on a call-out

Part of West Malling High Street was cordoned off for three hours yesterday following a mercury spillage.

The spill took place outside Costa Coffee.

Two fire engines and a special response unit were called to the scene at 4.21pm yesterday.

They set up a cordon around the area while the clean-up operation took place, before leaving the scene at 7.30pm.

It is not yet known what caused the spillage.

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