Topshop evacuated: Shoppers flee after 'fire breaks out' in Oxford Circus store

Topshop was evacuated after reports of a fire
Nicole Benford
Tom Marshall6 February 2016
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Topshop has been evacuated after reports of a blaze at the Oxford Circus store.

Scores of shoppers were pictured fleeing the shop shortly after 3.30pm on Saturday.

Lily Southall claimed she saw the fire at the Office store in the basement of Topshop.

She said: "It was on the very bottom floor, in the Office footwear department. We could smell something burning then saw the fire... It was mayhem."

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck">&#13; <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Oxford Street Topshop's been evacuated because of a fire. Bad times for the girls with their hair mid-bleach. <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://t.co/U36pIqq7Y3" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3174586-https://t.co/U36pIqq7Y3" data-vars-event-id="c23">pic.twitter.com/U36pIqq7Y3</a>&#13; — Hana Gannagé-Stewart (@theJournoHan) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/theJournoHan/status/695998214151995392" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3174586-https://twitter.com/theJournoHan/status/695998214151995392" data-vars-event-id="c23">February 6, 2016</a>

Nicole Benford said the music cut out before a tannoy message telling everyone to leave the store.

She added: "Some lights caught on fire. Not serious but some peeved teens! All closed down for now."

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">&#13; <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Casually shopping in topshop Oxford street when it filled with smoke and everyone was evacuated &#13; — Aimee Lilly Murray (@aimeemurray1989) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/aimeemurray1989/status/696018649388343296" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3174586-https://twitter.com/aimeemurray1989/status/696018649388343296" data-vars-event-id="c23">February 6, 2016</a>

The London Fire Brigade confirmed it had been called to Oxford Circus and was pictured at the scene.

The Nike shop next door was also reportedly evacuated.

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