Four injured after three dogs escaped and mauled ‘several people' in terrifying attack on residential street
People are still be warned to stay inside with their doors shut
MAUL HORROR Four injured after three dogs escaped and mauled 'several people' in terrifying attack on residential street
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FOUR people are in hospital after three dogs escaped and mauled passers-by on a residential street.
Armed police were called to the horror on Sheriff Street, Hartlepool, in County Durham, at around 1.54pm today.
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Paramedics rushed four people to hospital after the savage mutts launched their brutal attack.
A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We received a call at 1.54pm on Sunday 1 June to reports of several people injured in the Sheriff Street area of Hartlepool.
"We dispatched three ambulance crews, a specialist paramedic, and a clinical team leader to the scene.
"We transported one patient to North Tees hospital for further treatment and treated three additional patients on-scene for minor injuries before they made their own way to hospital."
A spokesperson for Cleveland Police said: "Officers are currently dealing with an incident where three German Shepherd dogs have escaped from a property in Sheriff Street, Hartlepool, and attacked several people.
"The dogs have now been captured and secured by officers at the scene.
"Whilst any immediate threat to the public has now been eliminated, officers would still ask people to stay away from the area and remain indoors with their doors closed, whilst officers deal with the incident."
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