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| Bullring shopping centre: Woman dies after third floor fall | Bullring shopping centre: Woman dies after third floor fall |
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| A woman has died after falling from a third-floor balcony inside Birmingham's Bullring shopping centre, police have said. | A woman has died after falling from a third-floor balcony inside Birmingham's Bullring shopping centre, police have said. |
| West Midlands Police said emergency services were called to the scene shortly after 13:30 GMT. | West Midlands Police said emergency services were called to the scene shortly after 13:30 GMT. |
| The incident shut the East Mall of the shopping centre, but it has since reopened. | The incident shut the East Mall of the shopping centre, but it has since reopened. |
| Police said the death of the woman, believed to be in her 40s, was not being treated as suspicious. | Police said the death of the woman, believed to be in her 40s, was not being treated as suspicious. |
| The death has now been referred to the coroner, a spokesman said. | |
| Evacuation | |
| West Midlands Ambulance Service said emergency treatment was given at the scene by an off duty doctor and ambulance crews. | |
| The woman was taken to Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital but was confirmed dead shortly after arrival, a spokesman said. | |
| The East Mall, which is at the Selfridges end of the shopping centre, was initially evacuated. | The East Mall, which is at the Selfridges end of the shopping centre, was initially evacuated. |
| The mall opened about one hour later, but a small section remained cordoned off by police tape. | The mall opened about one hour later, but a small section remained cordoned off by police tape. |
| A woman who had been in one of the restaurants on the ground floor at the time said: "Staff were very slick and very quick and explained what they wanted us to do. | A woman who had been in one of the restaurants on the ground floor at the time said: "Staff were very slick and very quick and explained what they wanted us to do. |
| "They acted professionally to maintain the dignity of the person involved." | "They acted professionally to maintain the dignity of the person involved." |