Man injured in fight at Newington Causeway job centre
A man was taken to hospital after a fight at the Jobcentre Plus in Newington Causeway on Monday afternoon.
Police were called at approximately 1.40pm on Monday to reports of a fight on Newington Causeway.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman told the SE1 website that the London Ambulance Service was also called to the scene and a man in his 20s was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
On Tuesday morning the Jobcentre Plus remained closed. According to a passer-by a notice at the entrance said that the closure was due to "unforeseen circumstances".
The centre had reopened by 4pm on Tuesday.
"Jobcentre Plus was temporarily closed as part of a investigation into this incident," confirmed a spokesperson for the Department for Work and Pensions.
"We can't comment any further as it is a police matter."
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