Morrison’s supermarket evacuated after fire breaks out
Posted: Sun Jul 28, 2019 4:04 pmThe fire is understood to have taken place in the electrical plant room
Shoppers and staff were evacuated from the Morrison’s supermarket on the Alvis retail park on Saturday afternoon after a fire broke out.
The fire is understood to have taken place in the electrical plant room at the Holyhead Road store.
A fire crew and a support unit from Coventry central fire station attended the incident.
An engineer from Western Power Distribution was also in attendance.
The evacuation took place shortly before 3pm.
The fire was not believed to be serious but staff from the store remained outside in the main car park in the front of the store while fire service checks continued.
Shoppers who left the store dispersed but shoppers arriving were informed by security staff in the car park that the store was closed.
Motorists wishing to get petrol from the Morrison’s filling station were still able to access it but the main car park remained closed, with Morrison’s security staff redirecting traffic.
More than an hour after the evacuation the store remained closed though staff were allowed to go back inside at around 4pm.
