A "critical incident" has been declared in Dover after 15 asylum seekers were found in a lorry on a cross-Channel ferry.
They were found on P&O's Spirit of France and two have been taken to hospital amid inquiries into whether they had come in contact with a hazardous substance.
The two people are not in a life-threatening condition, said police.
It is understood that the alert was raised when banging was heard from the sides of the lorry as the ferry docked at the port.
"Emergency services are at the scene and are dealing with the situation in close co-operation with port staff," said a police spokesman.
Two drivers were taken into custody but the port remained open and ferry services were not affected.
Six fire engines and some specialist equipment were sent to the Eastern Docks to help rescue the asylum seekers after an emergency call at 8.45am.
A P&O spokesman said the company was "helping the police with their investigations".
The 213-metre-long Spirit of France, along with its sister ship Spirit of Britain, is the largest ferry ever built for the Dover Strait and can carry 2,000 passengers.
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