Birmingham hotel partially evacuated after minor gas leak
Part of a hotel in Birmingham was evacuated after a minor gas leak.
The ground floor of the Marriott Hotel, Hagley Road, was evacuated while the area was ventilated.
Nine firefighters were called at 3.54pm yesterday – arriving within four minutes.
The incident involved preparation of a chemical for the swimming pool which released a small amount of gas.
West Midlands Fire Service urged people to avoid the area.
A spokesman for the fire service said: "We had a call at 3.54pm.
"We sent two fire engines – a total of nine firefighters. The first was there in under four minutes.
"There was a partial evacuation of the premises and that partial evacuation involved the ground floor and basement."
The hotel was back up and running by 6.30pm.
