Five people have been arrested after a chemical substance was sprayed in the communal area of flats in Beckenham.

A disturbance was reported at the flats in Beckenham Road at around 7.20am on Thursday.

Police discovered that a chemical had been sprayed in the communal area.

A "small number" of people were treated at the scene.

Five people have been arrested on suspicion of affray.

Police enquiries are ongoing.

A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: "Police were called at 07:20hrs on Thursday, 30 June to reports of a disturbance at a residential address on Beckenham Road.

"Officers attended and discovered that a chemical substance had been sprayed in a communal area.

"A small number of people were treated at the scene.

"Five people were arrested on suspicion of affray.

"Enquiries continue."

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