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| Wimbledon Tennis Club grounds evacuated after fire alarm | Wimbledon Tennis Club grounds evacuated after fire alarm |
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| Wimbledon's Tennis Club grounds have been evacuated following a fire alarm. | Wimbledon's Tennis Club grounds have been evacuated following a fire alarm. |
| Security staff conducted a swift evacuation, initially of Centre Court, then the whole grounds, after the close of play on Wednesday evening. | |
| Fire engines attended the scene but there was no obvious indication of a fire. | Fire engines attended the scene but there was no obvious indication of a fire. |
| A Wimbledon spokesman said: "The cause of the evacuation was not immediately clear, amid suggestions it may have been caused by an electrical fault." | A Wimbledon spokesman said: "The cause of the evacuation was not immediately clear, amid suggestions it may have been caused by an electrical fault." |
| Centre Court was evacuated initially, with an announcement ordering anyone remaining inside the building to leave immediately. | |
| A further announcement followed, requesting anyone on the tea lawn between gates four and five to evacuate. | |
| Minutes later, everyone within the All England Club grounds was ordered to leave. | |
| An earlier incident on Court One was a drill, tournament officials said. | |
| Staff, including ball boys and ball girls, waited outside the gates as for further details of the more recent alarm. | |
| Media were allowed to stay in the grounds, in the confines of the press centre, adjacent to Centre Court. |