Asda’s head office building has been evacuated after a “suspicious package” was found there, police have said.
West Yorkshire Police received reports of the item having been sent to Asda House, on Great Wilson Street in Leeds, at about 11:15 GMT on Monday.
Emergency services are currently at the scene, and an Army explosive ordnance disposal team is also in attendance.
Police said: “The building has been evacuated as a precaution and a cordon is in place.” A spokesperson for Asda said everyone within the building had left “safely”.
Officers urged the public to avoid the area while emergency services deal with the “ongoing incident”, and motorists are advised to find alternate routes due to nearby road closures.
Video footage from the scene has shown a bomb disposal device being wheeled out of the back of an Army truck towards the premises.
