A REFRIGERATION unit is believed to have exploded in a supermarket.

It is reported that several people sustained minor injuries.

The incident took place in a branch of the Co-op in Chichester Road, Bognor.

Emergency services were called to the scene.

Pictures from the scene show that a fire engine and at least one ambulance were called. 

Meanwhile police cordoned off the store and told customers they could not go in.

A spokesman for West Sussex Fire and Rescue said: "Fire crews received a call at 3.28pm about an incident at the Co-op in Chichester Road.

"There had been a gas leak in a fridge freezer, so it was a case of carrying out ventilation by the Bognor fire fighters."

Have you been affected by this incident? If so, email rose.lock@theargus.co.uk.