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| BBC Radio 5 Live temporarily goes off air as building is evacuated during false fire alarm | BBC Radio 5 Live temporarily goes off air as building is evacuated during false fire alarm |
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| The live broadcast of BBC Radio 5 Live temporarily went off air this morning as staff were evacuated during a fire alarm. | The live broadcast of BBC Radio 5 Live temporarily went off air this morning as staff were evacuated during a fire alarm. |
| The radio station, based in Salford, played a pre-recorded interview conducted by Richard Bacon during the disruption at around 10.30am. | |
| A BBC spokesman said the pre-recorded content was played on air for less than ten minutes. | |
| The spokesman said: "A fire alarm and evacuation of Quay House at Media City led to BBC Radio 5 live and BBC Manchester being off air for around ten minutes. | The spokesman said: "A fire alarm and evacuation of Quay House at Media City led to BBC Radio 5 live and BBC Manchester being off air for around ten minutes. |
| "Pre-recorded content was aired on both stations. This was a false alarm and is being investigated." | "Pre-recorded content was aired on both stations. This was a false alarm and is being investigated." |
| The radio station moved to new premises at MediaCity UK, in Salford, alongside BBC Sport, in 2011. | The radio station moved to new premises at MediaCity UK, in Salford, alongside BBC Sport, in 2011. |