AN alarm prompted a blue light response to an incident at Stanford-le-Hope rail station last night (Sunday, 7 September).

However, the emergency call which reported suspicions of an acid attack, turned out to be children throwing drinks around.

Four police cars and the fire and rescue service and an ambulance were despatched when the call came in around 8pm.

An Essex police statement says: "For info, British Transport Police called us, fire and ambulance for support after concerns of an acid attack, that turned out to be kids throwing drinks about."