Two people have been arrested after an ‘unknown substance’ was allegedly sprayed inside a Bunnings, leading to 10 people – nine of whom were women or girls – being rushed to hospital.
The victims suffered a ‘burning sensation to their eyes, nose and throats’ after the incident at the Bunnings outlet on Peel Terrace, Northam, WA, on Thursday.
WA Police said that ‘in an isolated incident, two people entered the store around 2.30pm and one of them (allegedly) sprayed an unknown substance in the vicinity of several customers and staff.
‘Officers from Northam immediately commenced an investigation resulting in two people being taken into custody.’
Ten people – seven women, two teenage girls and one man – were taken by St John ambulance to Northam Regional Hospital.
Those hospitalised included both staff and customers.
Two people have been arrested after an ‘unknown substance’ was allegedly sprayed inside a Bunnings shop in Northam, WA (pictured), leading to 10 people being rushed to hospital
Ten people, which included both staff and customers, were taken by St John ambulance to Northam Regional Hospital – seven woman, two teenage girls and one man (stock image)
The women were aged between 20 and 50 and the man was in his 20s, The West Australian reported.
Their injuries were non-life threatening.
‘We take the safety of our team and customers incredibly seriously and we thank our team for the way they calmly managed the situation,’ a Bunnings spokeswoman told Daily Mail Australia on Friday night, confirming the incident.
‘As this is now a police matter, we’re unable to provide further comment.’
Seven firefighting crew attended the scene in Northam, which is 95km north-west of the state capital Perth.
A police investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone who witnessed the incident or who has information about it is asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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