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.