Telford McDonald's branch shut temporarily after gas leak detected
A carbon dioxide leak forced the temporary closure of a busy town centre branch of McDonald's.
Firefighters were called to McDonald's in Telford's town centre after carbon dioxide was found to be leaking from one of the drinks machines.
The Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service was called at 5.45pm on Thursday and isolated the machine to ensure the area was safe. Nobody is thought to have been hurt.
A spokesman for Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "At 5.45pm on Thursday, SFRS Fire Control received a call reporting an incident classified as gas leak in Telford Town Centre.
"Two fire appliances were mobilised from Telford Central."
A statement from McDonald's said: “Our restaurant on North Sherwood Street in Telford temporarily closed yesterday at 5.30pm as a result of our monitoring systems detecting a carbon dioxide leak. All of our people and customers were evacuated safely and the emergency services attended. The issue was resolved and the restaurant reopened around 6.15pm."
