Acid leak at Coca Cola factory as hundreds of workers evacuated

Firefighters take airborne chemical readings through the night at premises in Sidcup

London firefighters dealt with a chemical incident at a factory in Sidcup (UkNewsinPictures)

Hundreds of workers at a Coca-Cola factory have been evacuated following an acid leak at a plant in Greater London.

Firefighters rushed to the factory in Sidcup, Bexley, just after 8.30pm on Wednesday, following a leak of hydrochloric acid.

Around 200 people had already been evacuated from the premises on the A224 Cray Road before the emergency services arrived, the London Fire Brigade said.