Former Manchester United assistant manager Rui Faria has explained why he made the decision to stop using GPS to track players' data during training sessions at Carrington.
18.09.2022 - 21:07 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Drivers say they were stuck in 'hour-long queues' desperately trying to get out of the IKEA car park on Sunday afternoon, after the store was evacuated following a suspected gas leak nearby. Worried shoppers were told by staff, and over the tannoy, that they had to immediately leave the building as the alarms sounded.
It was later confirmed that the fire service had been called to nearby Oldham Road, which was blocked off, following reports of a gas leak. All nearby businesses, including the huge IKEA store, were evacuated, prompting what was described as 'chaos' on the roads and in car parks nearby.
Shoppers who had been in IKEA at the time of the evacuation told the Manchester Evening News that they had been stuck for up to an hour, with others confused as to what was going on. Drivers attempting to leave nearby Sainsbury's and M&S also had to wait for long periods of time due to the busy roads.
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One shopper, who was asked to leave by staff at around 3.30pm, said an hour later: "At first, it seemed like families and those with young children were asked to leave first. We were stood by some staff members who then told us everyone would have to evacuate.
"At around 3.30pm all the alarms started sounding and they opened up all the fire doors. We are still stuck in the car park now trying to get out. It is gridlocked and we don't really know what's going on."
Another dad, who had visited IKEA with his three children, said he 'may as well have turned the engine off' as cars were stuck in the car park. He said: "It came over the tannoy that everyone had to leave and get to the closest exit and then the alarms started
Former Manchester United assistant manager Rui Faria has explained why he made the decision to stop using GPS to track players' data during training sessions at Carrington.
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