SHOPPERS were evacuated from a shop in Southampton city centre this afternoon after a fire.
Firefighters from St Mary's station were called to the scene in an alley near Poundland on Above Bar Street at 4.11pm.
A Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said that a small fire broke out in a flat roof and was extinguished with a hose reel jet.
The fire was put out by 4.39pm and there were no reports of any injuries.
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