A supermarket in Oxfordshire has been evacuated on Halloween night.

Customers and staff at the Tesco Superstore on Lakeview Drive in Bicester were evacuated from the building at around 5.30pm tonight (Thursday, October 31).

One customer anonymously told the Oxford Mail they believed it was a fire as dozens of people were left standing outside in the cold.

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A spokeswoman for Tesco confirmed at 6.50pm that the store had reopened. 

She said: " “Our Bicester Superstore is open as normal after a very brief closure earlier this evening (Thursday 31 October).”

It is understood the cause of the evacuation was due to a fire alarm being set off.

Tesco confirmed there was no fire at the store.

A spokesman for Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service confirmed no crews attended the store.

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