Hundreds of Bank Holiday shoppers evacuated from Ikea Wednesbury
Hundreds of shoppers were evacuated from Ikea in Wednesbury today after steam from the kitchen set off an alarm.
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Pictures from social media showed huge crowds waiting outside the superstore, at Junction 9 of the M6.
A IKEA spokesperson said: "The safety of our customers and co-workers is always highest priority for IKEA.
"We can confirm that the IKEA Wednesbury store was evacuated today at approximately 15:15 after the fire alarm was triggered by excessive steam in the restaurant kitchen.
"Following a swift evacuation customers were invited back into the store ten minutes later. We apologise for any inconvenience caused to our customers".
