Thuringowa evacuation: Smoke in Woolworths The Avenues ceiling

An electrical malfunction caused a Townsville Woolworths to be evacuated on Saturday afternoon. See what happened.

Police and firefighters at Woolworths The Avenues, Thuringowa, on Saturday.

A Townsville supermarket has been evacuated after an electrical malfunction in a ceiling on Saturday.

Emergency services were called to Woolworths The Avenues in Thuringowa about 2pm.

A Queensland Fire and Emergency Services spokeswoman said a triple-0 call was made reporting smoke coming from the ceiling.

The shop was evacuated and firefighters found a transformer which had tripped, in the ceiling space, the spokeswoman said.

The transformer was “smoking a little bit” and had turned itself off, she said.

There was no significant damage and Woolworths were getting an electrician to attend, the spokeswoman said.

Originally published as Thuringowa evacuation: Smoke in Woolworths The Avenues ceiling