Pub evacuated after smoke scare in Gosport
PUNTERS have been evacuated from a pub in Gosport after a smoke scare in the building.
Firefighters were called to The White Hart pub in Stoke Road earlier this afternoon after reports of a smoke smell inside.
The entire building was evacuated while fire crews from Gosport, Fareham and Portchester dealt with the incident.
A spokesman from Hampshire Fire and Rescue said: '˜We were called at 1.57pm this afternoon following reports of the smell of smoke inside the pub.
'˜It looks like smoke coming from a light fitting '“Â at that point, the crews from Fareham and Portchester were sent back.
'˜Fire safety advice was given to the staff and the pub was handed back over to the owners at 3.30pm.'