Westfield Stratford City evacuated after 'small' fire

25 January 2016

Shoppers have been evacuated from the Westfield shopping centre in east London after a fire.

Customers have been seen being led from fire exits at the centre in Stratford after alarms went off.

The London Fire Brigade said: "We responded to a call from the Westfield shopping centre in Stratford at 12:49pm that reported a fire.

"Three fire engines attended to the incident.

<blockquote class="twitter-video" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Shits going down at Westfield <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://t.co/qrVuD3i23g" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3164371-https://t.co/qrVuD3i23g" data-vars-event-id="c23">pic.twitter.com/qrVuD3i23g</a> — Harry Hamilton (@Harryhamilton97) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/Harryhamilton97/status/691605289871806465" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3164371-https://twitter.com/Harryhamilton97/status/691605289871806465" data-vars-event-id="c23">January 25, 2016</a>

"On the scene they found a small fire in the service yard at the premises. The fire was put out and the incident was over at 1:06pm."

Images and videos posted on social media by witnesses showed the shopping centre as it emptied due to the fire alert.

Customers seemed confused as the centre was partially evacuated due to the fire. One customer said on Twitter: "Just been evacuated from Westfield due to an apparent fire. Very Chaotic!"

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Partial evacuation of Westfield Stratford - lots of confused shoppers wandering about trying to find the shops still open! Apparently fire? — Jody Shilliday (@kokielena) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/kokielena/status/691607965942444032" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3164371-https://twitter.com/kokielena/status/691607965942444032" data-vars-event-id="c23">January 25, 2016</a>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Just been evacuated from <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Westfield?src=hash" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3164371-https://twitter.com/hashtag/Westfield?src=hash" data-vars-event-id="c23">#Westfield</a> due to an apparent fire. Very chaotic! <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Westfield?src=hash" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3164371-https://twitter.com/hashtag/Westfield?src=hash" data-vars-event-id="c23">#Westfield</a> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/London?src=hash" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3164371-https://twitter.com/hashtag/London?src=hash" data-vars-event-id="c23">#London</a> — James P (@jc9uk) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/jc9uk/status/691608915176493056" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3164371-https://twitter.com/jc9uk/status/691608915176493056" data-vars-event-id="c23">January 25, 2016</a>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">We've quickly dealt with a small fire in the service yard at Westfield shopping centre in <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Stratford?src=hash" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3164371-https://twitter.com/hashtag/Stratford?src=hash" data-vars-event-id="c23">#Stratford</a>. No injuries. <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://t.co/aX0CxpECAL" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3164371-https://t.co/aX0CxpECAL" data-vars-event-id="c23">pic.twitter.com/aX0CxpECAL</a> — London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/LondonFire/status/691611499794710528" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3164371-https://twitter.com/LondonFire/status/691611499794710528" data-vars-event-id="c23">January 25, 2016</a>

The Fire Brigade said the fire was 'small' and there were no injuries to report.

People were later allowed back into the shopping centre once shops and restaurants had re-opened.

MORE ABOUT

Westfield