Shopping centre reopens after fire in car park

The car park next to Regent Arcade Shopping Centre. Thick black smoke can be seen coming from the multi-storey.
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A vehicle fire broke out in the car park on Monday

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A shopping centre has reopened following a vehicle fire in its car park.

Regent Arcade Shopping Centre in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, was evacuated and shut on Monday afternoon.

Black smoke was seen billowing across the town after a blaze in the attached multi-storey car park, which is owned by Cheltenham Borough Council.

Nobody was injured and the shopping centre reopened on Thursday morning. The car park remains closed.

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