Tesco store evacuated as emergency services respond to 'hazmat incident' after 'white cloud' emerged from fridge
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Emergency services rushed to a Tesco Extra store in North Lanarkshire, Scotland following reports of a "hazmat incident" involving a white cloud emanating from a gas fridge.
The incident occurred at the supermarket on Tryst Road, Cumbernauld on Friday night, prompting a significant emergency response shortly after 8.15pm.
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service crews were dispatched to the scene after the alarm was raised about the mysterious white cloud appearing in one of the store's aisles.
Four fire appliances and a hazmat vehicle were deployed to tackle the situation at the Cumbernauld supermarket.
The incident occurred at the supermarket on Tryst Road, Cumbernauld on Friday night, prompting a significant emergency response shortly after 8.15pm
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Emergency crews arrived at 8.17pm and worked swiftly to secure the affected area.
The operation proved successful, with firefighters departing the scene shortly before 9pm after ensuring the area was safe.
The incident prompted a temporary evacuation of the store while emergency services carried out their work.
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: "We were called to attend a hazmat incident at 8.17pm on Friday, January 24, at Tesco Extra on Tyrst Road in Cumbernauld."
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"Four appliances and a hazmat vehicle were sent to the scene," the spokesperson added.
Tesco confirmed that the Cumbernauld store had reopened after a "brief closure".
The incident comes after a Tesco job threatened to hurt a staff member's family after he fell under suspicion of trying to steal from a store in Scotland.
Graeme Gates from Muir of Ord had previously been on remand since the start of October after being arrested for a number of offences that had been committed just two days prior.
Emergency services rushed to a Tesco Extra store in North Lanarkshire, Scotland following reports of a 'hazmat incident' involving a white cloud emanating from a gas fridge
GETTYAfter he was challenged by staff at the store in Dingwall, he lunged at the employees in an attempt to instigate a fight, Inverness Sheriff Court heard.
He then went on to knock over a man in Peffery Park and kicked and struck him repeatedly.
Upon his arrest, he spat on one police officer, and spat saliva and blood on another officer, hitting her arm.
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