Shoppers evacuated from M&S store
Shoppers and staff at Marks and Spencer in Gloucester had to be evacuated yesterday.
The store was partially closed after a fault to the drainage and refrigeration systems was discovered.
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Marks and Spencer
An M&S spokesperson said yesterday: "We would like to apologise to our customers for any inconvenience caused as a result of the temporary closure of the Eastgate Street store today.
"A fault to the drainage and refrigeration systems caused the basement shop floor to remain shut throughout the day and the remainder of the store was closed between 9.30am and 12.30pm.
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"All areas of the store are expected to be open as normal tomorrow."
The store has now reopened fully.
Comments
by honslknjklyt
Friday, November 02 2012, 11:07PM
“I bet beggar boy loved it, the influx of of people not spent their money yet.”
by gloscityguy
Friday, November 02 2012, 4:13PM
“*imagines the horde of middle class pensioners leaving the store*”
by Hustler2011
Friday, November 02 2012, 12:53PM
“The definition of "evacuate" is "remove the contents from ..." dictionary doesn't say urgently or quickly. So if customers left the store, then they "evacuated".”
by Glos_Lad34
Friday, November 02 2012, 10:32AM
“Oh no an evacuation for 3 hours oh well they'll have to go to Morrisons then?”
by Matt1006
Friday, November 02 2012, 10:02AM
“Evacuation? That suggests alarms going off, and everybody being told to head for the nearest exit as quickly as possible. As would happen if the fire alarm went off.
From what is reported as being the problem, I wouldn't have thought an "evacuation" was necessary, more a simple request by shop-floor staff to ask customers to leave the store at their earliest convenience.
TiG getting over-excited again...?”