Cineworld fire: filmgoers evacuated after lights burst into flames
West Midlands Fire Service were called to Cineworld on Broad street after a light burst into flames at the cinema. Filmgoers have said they were evacuated from the building.
West Midlands Fire Service were called to Cineworld on Broad street after a light burst into flames at the cinema. Filmgoers have said they were evacuated from the building.
Cineworld has reopened now after an earlier fire this evening:
Our doors are now open for business again. Big thank you to @highgatefire @brumcitypolice for their speedy response to this incident
Eye witness videos revealed the fire was above the Nandos restaurant on Broad Street:
Omg I was eating in #nandos when this happened! #broadstreet #fire in #birmingham @bhamupdates https://t.co/jTDAZfr1My
The cinema was closed briefly after the blaze:
Thank you to @highgatefire and @brumcitypolice for dealing with the incident on Bishopsgate Street. @cineworldbirmin currently closed.
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