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| Ceiling panel falls on shoppers | Ceiling panel falls on shoppers |
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| A large piece of plastic ceiling panel fell on shoppers seeking Boxing Day bargains at the Selfridges store in Manchester, injuring four people. | |
| The 3ft (1m) square piece from the ceiling light fixture fell in the store in Manchester Exchange Square at about 0815 GMT, a shop spokesman said. | The 3ft (1m) square piece from the ceiling light fixture fell in the store in Manchester Exchange Square at about 0815 GMT, a shop spokesman said. |
| The incident happened in the ground floor accessories area. | The incident happened in the ground floor accessories area. |
| The customers sustained minor injuries. Selfridges said it was looking into what caused the panel to fall. | The customers sustained minor injuries. Selfridges said it was looking into what caused the panel to fall. |
| There had been a huge queue to get into Selfridges, there was a stampede in one section, you had to see it to believe it Shopper Adam Caulfield, from Oldham | |
| A Selfridges spokesman said the shoppers' injuries included bruising and a bloodied nose. | A Selfridges spokesman said the shoppers' injuries included bruising and a bloodied nose. |
| It is estimated that a couple of hundred shoppers were in the store at the time and the area near the scene of the incident was immediately cordoned off. | It is estimated that a couple of hundred shoppers were in the store at the time and the area near the scene of the incident was immediately cordoned off. |
| Adam Caulfield, from Oldham, who was in the store at the time of the accident described the scene as "bedlam". | |
| He said: "There were at least 400 or 500 people in that section and two staff trying to get to these girls and sort them out. | |
| "There had been a huge queue to get into Selfridges, there was a stampede in one section, you had to see it to believe it." |