Previous photo of Friars Walk shopping centre in Newport Picture: Ian Agland
AN EVACUATION alarm went off in a shopping centre in Newport city centre earlier.
Around 12pm today an announcement came on at Friars Walk shopping centre, urging shoppers to evacuate the building.
The announcement said: "Attention please, attention.
"A situation has arisen where we need to evacuate the building, please leave by the nearest exit or as guided by a member of staff.
"Thank you."
READ MORE:
- Teenager charged with attempted murder in Newport to appear in court
- Cyclist in Newport taken to hospital after collision with a car
Gwent Police have confirmed that it was due to a faulty fire alarm.
Deputy centre manager at Friars Walk, Emma Grimes, said: "We had an engineer working on the fire panel in one of the stores which caused a fault for a couple of minutes and made the VA system go off.
"All is now back to normal."
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here