Fizzy drinks off the menu after gas leak at Shropshire McDonald's branch
Firefighters were called to a McDonald's branch in Shropshire today after reports of a gas leak.
One fire appliance was mobilised from Whitchurch station to deal with the incident which happened at 6am today at the store off the A41 bypass to the west of the town.
High levels of carbon monoxide were showing on the meter and crews used a fan to vent the restaurant.
McDonald's said: “The safety and security of our customers and crew is of the utmost importance to us. Due to a CO2 leak from the drinks machine, our Whitchurch restaurant was closed between 5am and 8am this morning.
"The restaurant has now re-opened but is unable to sell fizzy drinks until the machine is repaired later this afternoon.”
