Reports of shoppers evacuated from the Westgate
THE Westgate Centre has confirmed this morning's evacuation was a planned fire drill.
Pictures showed a small crowd of people outside the shopping centre after fire alarms sounded at about 9.20am.
Security officers could also be seen blocking the entrance to the shopping centre.
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Westgate's official Twitter account posted shortly before the test, saying: "Please be aware that there will be a scheduled fire evacuation test this morning at approx 9.20am.
"All staff are fully briefed for this test and customers should be not concerned."
A spokesperson said the drill was 'successful' and the centre has returned to normal.
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