Woodhouse Lane Leeds: Firefighters tackle blaze at Merrion Centre with building evacuated
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Multiple emergency services rushed to reports of a fire at the Merrion Centre on Woodhouse Lane in Leeds City Centre on Thursday (February 15) morning.
There are three fire trucks, three ambulance incident response units, one police van and one police car present at the scene.
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Huge emergency service presence on Woodhouse Lane in Leeds - latest
West Yorkshire Police statement
West Yorkshire Police said the incident appears to be a fire, with police at the scene to support with traffic control.
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service have been contacted for a comment.
Fire and Rescue Service at the scene
A large number of emergency vehicles can be seen at Merrion Centre in Leeds.
Fire service statement
A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "We were called at 10.31 to a building fire at the Merrion Centre in Leeds.
"Two crews from Leeds and one from Hunslet are in attendance at the scene."
Building evacuated
WYFRS have confirmed that the fire is at the Morrisons supermarket inside the shopping centre.
The building has been evacuated.
Cordon removed
Emergency services have now left the scene and the police cordoning on Woodhouse Lane has been taken down.
Merrion update
Leeds City Council has said that Merrion House will be closed for the rest of the day following the fire at Morrisons nearby.
Morrisons confirms cause
Morrisons has confirmed the cause of the incident that forced the closure of the Merrion Centre earlier today.
In a statement, a spokesperson said: "We can confirm our Merrion Store has reopened after a refrigeration unit triggered an alarm this morning.
"All customers and colleagues were safely evacuated from the store."
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