Shoppers and staff evacuated from supermarket amid gas fears

Emergency services were called to a Morrisons branch in Aberdeenshire after gas smells were reported.

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A supermarket was evacuated amid fears of a gas leak.

Morrisons in Banchory, Aberdeenshire, was cleared of shoppers and staff around 11am on Monday.

The alarm was raised after the smell of gas was reported.

Emergency services with specialist equipment went to the store, but have since been stood down.

A Police Scotland spokesman said: “We received a report of a gas leak at Morrisons in Banchory shortly after 11am.

“The supermarket was evacuated and everyone is safe and well.”

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