Hundreds of customers in IKEA’s flagship Ballymun store were forced to evacuate last night because of a “technical fault.”
Shoppers were advised to drop whatever they were planning to purchase and make for the exits in order to evacuate for what would later turn out to be a false alarm.
While the event caused some consternation on social media, there was never actually any dangers. Customers who stuck around were treated to “thank you chocolates” by staff after they re-entered the store, according to the Irish Examiner.
#ikeadublin what happened today in #Ikea Dublin…. 2 hours shopping and suddenly everyone was evacuated.
— Kaninox (@kaninox) November 26, 2017
@IKEAIE Dublin Ikea store evacuated right now due to 'technical difficulties'. Watsup?
— Alexandru Todicescu (@ATodicescu) November 26, 2017
#ikea dublin being evacuated now! Wtf!
— Stephen Elliott (@LanceHandsome) November 26, 2017
Ikea Dublin has been evacuated!
— Sho Sullivan (@Sho_bear) November 26, 2017
And some customers were clearly in good humour about the false alarm.
IKEA dublin has been evacuated 👍 saved €500 😉😉
— Phil Murphy (@pmurphy2112) November 26, 2017
