Part of Australian City Shut Down After Man Triggers Concern Over Hazardous Materials

Part of Australian City Shut Down After Man Triggers Concern Over Hazardous Materials
Signage on a police vehicle in Melbourne, Friday, September 16, 2022. AAP Image/Diego Fedele
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A man who was acting erratically with a shopping cart full of petrol cans and potentially hazardous material has been sent to hospital under police guard after causing part of the Australian city of Melbourne’s business district to fall into lockdown.

It was later confirmed that there were no dangerous chemicals in the trolley. However, police said the man had a cylinder that triggered the alarm.

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