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Barclays' Canary Wharf headquarters was evacuated after reports of a "chemical incident", sending 400 workers pouring on to the street.
Fire crews descended on the Churchill Place office block after the incident just after 7.20pm on Thursday.
It is believed the the cause of the problem was cleaning products which reacted with one another to form a chlorine gas.
It is understood the top two floors of the 32-storey tower were affected by the problems.
Four people needed treatment by paramedics for breathing difficulties after the incident, the London Fire Brigade said.
Around 400 people were also sent out of the building as a precautionary measure while fire fighters carried out a sweep of the building.
Photos from the scene showed a string of emergency response vehicles parked next to the tree-lined concourse.
The building was declared safe and the emergency services left at 1.25am the following morning - some six hours after they were called.
A spokesman for Barclays said: "It wasn't a major incident.
"We notified the relevant specialist authorities.
"This morning everything is restored to normal."
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