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Girl critical after Primark fall

Fri Apr 04 18:30:37 UTC 2008

Girl critical after Primark fall

Fri Apr 04 19:10:18 UTC 2008

A three-year-old girl is in a critical condition in hospital after falling about 100ft (30m) from an escalator in Liverpool's Primark store.

A three-year-old girl is in a critical condition in hospital after falling about 100ft (30m) from an escalator in Liverpool's Primark store.

The girl fell through a gap between two escalators to the lower ground floor of the store as she was travelling up to the third floor.The toddler was travelling up to the third floor with her family when she fell through a gap between the escalators to the lower ground floor.
Merseyside Police said the girl was taken to hospital and was reported to be suffering from breathing problems.She was taken to hospital where she is said to be suffering from broken bones and internal injuries.
The Church Street store was evacuated and sealed off after the incident.The Church Street fashion store was closed after the incident.
Police and health and safety officers are currently investigating at the scene.The shutters of the shop were brought down on Friday afternoon as police and health and safety officers were called to investigate.
'Profoundly shocked'Merseyside Police said emergency services were called at about 1330 BST and the child was taken by ambulance to the Royal Liverpool University Hospital for treatment.
Officers have been searching CCTV images and questioning staff and shoppers.Officers spent the afternoon searching CCTV images and questioning staff and shoppers who may have seen the child fall.
The accident happened at about 1330 BST on Friday. We are obviously profoundly shocked and saddened
Primark spokesman
A spokesman for Primark said: "We are obviously profoundly shocked and saddened to learn of the accident in our Liverpool store this afternoon.A spokesman said an investigation was now being carried out by Liverpool City Council and the Health and Safety Executive.
A Primark spokesman said: "We are obviously profoundly shocked and saddened to learn of the accident in our Liverpool store this afternoon.
"We are doing all we can to assist the authorities in their investigation."We are doing all we can to assist the authorities in their investigation.
"All our thoughts are with the little girl and her family.""All our thoughts are with the little girl and her family."
The discount fashion store, which at 84,000 sq ft is one of the biggest in the UK, opened last September after a major redevelopment of what had been a Littlewoods store.
It covers five floors and is even larger than the branch on London's Oxford Street.
On its opening day, eager shoppers queued around the block to be the first in and crash barriers were erected outside the building to avoid a scrum.