Alton Towers partially evacuated over toilet fire

Part of Alton Towers was evacuated due to the fire in a toilet

Part of Alton Towers had to be evacuated due to a fire in a toilet at the theme park.

The blaze was quickly put out and people were temporarily moved away from the area while it was dealt with, a spokesperson for the resort in Staffordshire said.

The fire, in the Forbidden Valley section of the park, was spotted by a member of staff.

A spokesperson for the fire service said they were called at 15:00 BST on Monday and found the fire, in an electrical extractor fan, had been put out by staff at the park before they arrived and no-one was hurt.

One toilet was damaged and another was affected by smoke from the fire, they added.

Firefighters cleared the area of smoke and made sure the fire was out and had not spread before they left at about 16:30.

The Alton Towers spokesperson thanked their guests and added that "the safety and wellbeing of our guests and team members is always our top priority".