Birmingham New Street station evacuated at rush hour as people told 'please leave the building'
People were evacuated for around three minutes.
Birmingham New Street station was evacuated for “around three minutes” at 5.45pm today.
A siren was played over the public address system and an announcement was played warning people present: “This is an emergency.”
In a video of the evacuation a public announcement voice can be heard saying: “Attention please, attention please. This is an emergency. Please leave the building by the nearest available exit.”
Express & Star reporter Mimi Ibrahim, who was among those who left the station, reported that the public were only evacuated “for around three minutes” before being let back inside to catch their trains.
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Talking from the scene, she said: “It was weird. All you heard was the voice over the speaker telling us to leave.
“We were only outside for around three minutes before they let us back in.”
Birmingham New Street management and British Transport Police have been approached for further information.
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