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Regent Arcade ‘evacuated’ after car fire

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A shopping centre has been evacuated after a vehicle fire in the car park.

Emergency crews are responding to the incident at Regent Arcade in Cheltenham following a fire in the attached multi-storey car park.

The incident was reported at about 14:45 BST, with police seen parked by the High Street entrance. Black smoke is billowing across the town.

A spokesperson for Regent Arcade confirmed that the building’s “evacuation procedure” has been rolled out.

A Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service said: “We were called at 2:45 BST to a fire in the car park of the Regent Arcade in Cheltenham.

“Two fire engines, one from Cheltenham East and one from Cheltenham West, are currently at the scene.”

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