A SMALL fire in an area at the rear of the Goulburn Square, near Coles has seen the centre evacuated this morning.
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Goulburn Fire Brigade station master Darryl Law said that a small fire in an outside compactor system.
“It appears that it was only cardboard in there,” Mr Law said.
“It was only the storage part, not the compactor itself. Upon arrival we had crews in breathing apparatus and we extinguished the fire quickly. The sprinkler system had activated inside the mall and there were two staff from the centre with the hosereel and the fire was contained quickly.
“It is under control at this stage. Goulburn Square will be open as soon as possible.”
A large crowd of staff and customers had assembled on the footpaths outside the mall.