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Northland shopping centre in Melbourne evacuated after fire erupts inside chicken shop

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Stevens, K. (2026, October 23). Northland shopping centre in Melbourne evacuated after fire erupts inside chicken shop. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16231879/Northland-Shopping-Centre-fire-melbourne-evacuation.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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A fire broke out in a chicken shop within the Northland Shopping Centre in Preston, Melbourne, around noon on Friday, leading to the evacuation of hundreds of people including staff and shoppers. Firefighters arrived quickly and put out the flames within 15 minutes; however, they stayed at the scene to ventilate the area due to smoke that had spread through ductwork. Social media shared images showing dense smoke coming from the shopping centre.

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On October 23, 2026, Northland Shopping Centre in Preston, Melbourne, was evacuated after a fire erupted inside a chicken shop during lunchtime, causing hundreds of shoppers and staff to flee. Firefighters arrived at the scene shortly before noon and managed to extinguish the flames within 15 minutes, though the blaze had spread into the ductwork. A spokesperson confirmed that firefighters would remain on-site to ventilate the area. One evacuee reported hearing an "earth-shattering kaboom" from the food court, according to Melbourne radio station 3AW. Thick smoke was visible coming from the shopping centre as emergency services worked to ensure safety and prevent further damage.

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Hundreds have been evacuated from a busy Melbourne shopping centre following a fire in the food court. asserted

Hundreds → evacuate → court

Firefighters were called to Northland Shopping Centre in Preston in the city's north-east shortly before noon on Friday. asserted

Firefighters → call → Friday

Crews arrived at the scene to find a blaze in a chicken shop that had extended into the ductwork. asserted

that → arrive → ductwork

Firefighters worked swiftly to extinguish the flames as hundreds of staff and lunchtime shoppers evacuated the centre. asserted

hundreds → work → centre

The fire was extinguished within 15 minutes. asserted

fire → extinguish → minutes

'Firefighters remain on scene and are working to ventilate the area,' a spokesperson told the Daily Mail. asserted

spokesperson → remain → Mail

Photos and footage shared on social media showed plumes of thick smoke billowing from the shopping centre. asserted

Photos → share → centre

Firefighters remain at Northland Shopping Centre following a blaze that evacuated lunchtime shoppers and staff One shopper told Melbourne radio station 3AW that his wife heard an 'earth-shattering kaboom' from the food court area. asserted

wife → remain → area

More to come. asserted

More → come → ?

Northland shopping centre in Melbourne evacuated after fire erupts inside chicken shop

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