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Firefighters "hosed down" the victim after she was doused with "noxious substances" near Brixton station. She was later rushed to hospital although police said her injuries are not "life-threatening or life-changing". A huge emergency services remains at the scene, including fire, police and ambulance crews. Lambeth Police said: "Police were called to Brixton Road, SW9 at 13:45hrs by LDN_Ambulance following reports of a woman in her twenties being the victim of a noxious substance attack.

"She may have been on a bus. Officers and LAS are on scene. No arrests. We await an update on the woman’s condition." They later added: "The woman injured on the bus as a result of the suspected noxious substance has been taken to hospital. "Her condition is not life changing or life threatening. No major burns. "Enquiries continue to trace the single male suspect. This appears to be targeted and not a random attack."

TWITTER•@_kt63_ Pictures on social media show a huge a large emergency services presence in the area

Witnesses have taken to social media, claiming a woman in her 20s was being hosed with water by firefighters. One person wrote on Twitter: "Feel physically sick after walking past a poor innocent person getting hosed down by firefighters after being caught in the middle of an acid fight in Brixton. "So scary that this can happen on our doorstep. Hope they are okay." On Sunday morning three men were rushed to hospital after an acid attack in east London.

TWITTER / @_kt63_ An acid attack in Brixton has left one woman in hospital