Bluewater open for business after evacuation

The cause of yesterday's evacuation from the Bluewater shopping centre was a false fire alarm in one of the retail units.

Hundreds of people were forced to leave the complex at 4.10pm on Saturday.

They waited near the mall for 25 minutes before the all-clear was given.

The evacuation was caught on video by one shopper:

The area around the cinemas was closed off, according to eyewitnesses.

The false alarm caused inconvenience for shoppers, but it was quickly established that it was a false alarm: