People are being warned to avoid beaches and keep doors and windows closed after an "unknown haze" was reported in East Sussex.
Up to 50 people at Birling Gap, near Eastbourne, reported irritation to their eyes and throats just before 5pm.
"This seems to have been caused by an unknown haze coming in from the sea, but the source has not yet been established," said Sussex Police.
Emergency services have cleared the area and told people living along the coast from Eastbourne to Birling Gap to avoid beaches and shut their windows and doors.
Mark Battershill told Sky News when the haze came in his "eyes were streaming ... and starting to really burn".
He said some people were unable to breathe properly.
"I am about four miles along the Sussex coast from #Birling Gap. The smell of plastic is strong in the air and my eyes are irritated," tweeted Jonny Gould.
(source copied from sky news)
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