Birmingham Bullring shopping centre evacuated - day after alarms sounded at New Street station

Birmingham Bullring shopping centre has been evacuated this morning (Thursday, May 14).

One user posted on Facebook this morning that he saw “loads of people walking past Selfridges”.

The evacuation occurred just after 10am.

Shoppers have now been let back in following reports of a fire drill.

It comes a day after Birmingham New Street station was briefly evacuated after alarms sounded.

The station was evacuated for “around three minutes” at 5.45pm yesterday (Wednesday 13 May).

A siren was played over the public address system and an announcement was played warning people present: “This is an emergency.”

Express & Star reporter Mimi Ibrahim, who was among those who left the station, reported that the public were only evacuated “for around three minutes” before being let back inside to catch their trains.

A spokesperson from Network Rail has since confirmed to the Express & Star that the incident at New Street station was caused by a false fire alarm in one of the units run by Hammerson, upstairs in the Grand Central shopping centre.

The Express & Star has contacted Hammerson for more information.

More to follow on the incident unfolding at the Bullring.