A MAN was arrested after entering a Bournemouth casino and throwing around a "flammable liquid".
Police and the fire service were called to Genting Casino in Yelverton Road and evacuated members of the public.
A spokesperson for Dorset Police said: "Dorset Police received a report at 3.05pm on Monday September 28 that a man had entered the Genting Casino in Yelverton Road, Bournemouth, and was throwing around a flammable liquid.
"Officers attended, along with the fire service. Members of the public were evacuated for their safety and a cordon was put in place.
"The man was detained at the scene and was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage.
"He is being checked over by the ambulance service as a precaution."
A Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said crews from Westbourne and Poole were called to Yelverton Road at 3.07pm.
It is a police incident, with firefighters called to support officers at the scene, she said.
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