Two youths have been arrested in connection to an incident which led to a Morrisons store in Bury being evacuated.
Fire crews were called to the Morrisons supermarket on Stanley Road, Whitefield, on Thursday evening (March 3) after an area of the customer toilets was torched.
The fire was said to have caused ‘significant damage’ to the store, with school pupils later banned from the premises.
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In a letter sent to parents and carers of pupils at nearby schools, Morrisons said no school children would be allowed into the supermarket unless accompanied by parents/guardians.
The letter said: "It is with regret that as from now, no school children will be allowed in our store unless they are accompanied by a parent/guardian.
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"This is because around 6pm yesterday a fire was caused in the store and caused the store to be evacuated and the fire brigade to come out.
“The fire caused significant damage to the store. Could you please inform all students, parents, and guardians of this."
Greater Manchester Police have now confirmed that two youths have been arrested in connection to the incident.
Police said their enquiries are ongoing.
In a statement, a GMP spokesperson said: “In accordance with the Chief Constable's pledge to prevent and reduce crime, harm and anti-social behaviour, 2 Youths have been arrested following an incident which happened at Wm Morrisons store in Whitefield.
“This resulted with the store being evacuated, enquiries are ongoing.”
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