Emergency services called to Tesco superstore due to '˜gas leak'

Police, ambulance and fire services have been called to a Portsmoouth branch of Tesco this morning.

The car park of the store in Clement Attlee Way, near North Harbour, has been cordoned off.

A spokesman for Cosham Fire Station said the crew were called out at 7am to a ‘hazardous material’ incident.

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Staff and customers have been evacuated, with a parent of a staff member telling The News there had been reports of a methane gas leak.

Police cars are also parked at either end of the street to stop traffic entering the road.

More to follow.