Morrisons shoppers evacuated from Chorley store and firefighters called following refrigeration fault

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Morrisons shoppers in Chorley were evacuated as a precaution after a refrigeration unit suffered a malfunction.

Four fire engines were called after the alarm was raised at the Morrisons supermarket in Brooke Street at around 2.50pm on Thursday (March 16).

The incident involved a “fault with some pipes linked to a refrigeration unit,” Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service confirmed.

“The unit was not involved in a fire,” a spokesman added.

No injuries were reported.

Eyewitnesses confirmed the supermarket was back open for business at around 4.25pm.

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