Bury St Edmunds firefighters called to fire at H&M in arc Shopping Centre

Firefighters were called to a fire at the arc shopping centre in Bury St Edmunds.

Two crews from Bury attended reports of a small fire in H&M at 9.21am.

A spokesperson said there was light smoke in the store.

They said the fire was in the mechanism of the shop’s escalator.

They were using a battery powered fan to clear the smoke.

The incident was dealt with by 10.11am but firefighters remained at the scene as a precaution.

An engineer attended to look at the escalator.

The shop was shut following the incident and is due to reopen tomorrow.