Inverness gas leak forces shopping centre and supermarket to evacuate

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Hundreds of shoppers have been evacuated in the centre of Inverness following a gas leak from a freight train.

All railway lines going in and out of the city are now closed as emergency services deal with the incident.

In a statement, Scotland Network Rail said they were “working with the emergency services who are dealing with an incident involving a freight train at Inverness depot”.

More to follow on this breaking news story…