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An 18-year-old girl has died after she is believed to have taken ecstasy inside a Newcastle nightclub.

Police were called to the Warehouse nightclub in Byker, Newcastle, at about 4.40am this morning after receiving a report that a girl had fallen ill.

She was taken to hospital by paramedics but her condition deteriorated and she sadly died.

Officers have begun to investigate what happened and it is believed the woman had taken some kind of drug before falling ill.

A 19-year-old has been arrested in connection with the girl’s death and remains in police custody.

Police want to warn anyone who was at the nightclub last night and who may have taken a substance to go to hospital immediately for treatment and then contact the police.

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As reported by the Evening Chronicle, Chief Inspector Phil McConville said: “The initial police investigation into this young woman’s death indicates that she may have taken some kind of drug and had a fatal reaction to the substance.

“We believe it may have been MDMA and we need anyone else who was at this nightclub and who may have taken any drugs to go to hospital immediately and get checked out.

“Inquiries into the woman’s death will continue and it is vitally important that anyone who has any information about who supplied the drugs contacts the police immediately.

“We need to establish exactly what the substance was and where it came from in order to prevent anyone else from taking it.

“Drugs are illegal for a reason and we would urge anyone with any information about this tragic incident to contact us immediately.”