SHOPPERS and staff were evacuated from The Mall Blackburn this morning after a fire alarm went off.

Loraine Jones, general manager at The Mall Blackburn, said: “The Mall Blackburn was safely evacuated at 9:30am today as part of our routine testing of fire drill procedures.  

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"The safety of our customers, retailers and staff is of paramount importance and all instructions were followed efficiently and correctly.  The Mall reopened twenty minutes later."