Grand Central Shopping Centre forced to evacuate, Queensland Fire and Emergency Services respond to reported fire

A major Toowoomba shopping centre was forced to evacuate after emergency services responded to reports of a fire.

Shoppers were evacuated from Grand Central Shopping Centre on Tuesday afternoon.,

Patrons at a major shopping centre were forced to evacuate with emergency services responding to reports of a fire.

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services were called to Grand Central Shopping Centre about 3.59pm after a fire alarm was triggered.

Shoppers were evacuated from Grand Central Shopping Centre on Tuesday afternoon.,

A Queensland Fire and Emergency Services spokeswoman said a fire had been lit in a bin in a toilet at the centre, which was extinguished within five minutes of fire crews arriving.

Shoppers and staff were forced to evacuate the premises as firefighters worked to ventilate smoke from a hallway leading to the bathroom.

Patrons were able to return by about 4.30pm.

Originally published as Grand Central Shopping Centre forced to evacuate, Queensland Fire and Emergency Services respond to reported fire