Evacuate or stay indoors
Step by step through an instruction to stay indoors or to leave home, from going in and sealing up to taking your grab bag.
What to do when told to leave or stay indoors
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Call 999 if you or anyone is in immediate danger.
If the danger is inside your building, such as a fire, get out and stay out.
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