Death at Newbury garage not caused by chemical leak

On December 19, residents of Kingsbridge Road, Newbury, were advised by police to keep doors and windows closed as a precaution, after paramedics treating a man at M & T Motor Co suffered anaphylactic shock - a serious allergic reaction.
They were admitted to hospital and discharged later that same evening, South Central Ambulance said.
The paramedics had initially been called to attend to a man aged 57 with a suspected cardiac arrest at the premises. The man, who has not been named, was taken to the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, but died the following day.
Thames Valley Police cordoned the area off and remained at the scene until the following morning.
West Berkshire coroner’s officer, Paul Beecroft, confirmed on Wednesday that the man died from a heart attack, classed as natural causes, and therefore there would not be an inquest into his death.
Thames Valley Police spokeswoman Rhianne Pope said it was believed that the paramedics became ill from reaction to a material, possibly calcium sulphate, in the building.
She said: “This was not clear immediately, which is why people were told to close their windows.
Health and Safety Executive officers were also at the scene and spokesman Paul Butler confirmed yesterday that although HSE enquiries were ongoing, there was no formal investigation under way into the incident and it was unlikely there would be one if the death was down to natural causes.