Update: Tasmania Fire Service has advised the exclusion zone is now 500 meters from the scene.
Police and other emergency services are responding to a reported chemical spill on Franklin Street, George Town.
Tasmania Fire Service is attending and has implemented a 1km exclusion zone, with police evacuating people from the area.
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At this stage no injuries have been reported.
People are asked to avoid the area until further notice.
