The eagle has landed... in KMART: Store at a Sydney Westfield is evacuated after a bird of prey escapes and causes chaos
- Kmart was put into lockdown after an eagle escaped at a Sydney Westfield
- Customers at Kmart Mt Druitt, western Sydney, were evacuated on Friday
- A witness said the staff managed to get the bird of prey under-control
A Kmart has been put into lockdown after an eagle escaped in a store at a Sydney Westfield.
Customers at Mt Druitt Westfield, in Sydney's west, were ushered out of the store as the bird caused chaos on Friday morning.
'Community announcement: Please note that Kmart is currently closed due to the presence of wildlife in store,' Mt Druitt Westfield wrote on Facebook.
A Kmart has been put into lockdown after an eagle caused a ruckus at a Sydney Westfield
'We will provide an update when the store re-opens.'
Social media users reacted to the unlikely sighting with humour.
'I don't like shopping as it is, now there's wildlife involved??' one person wrote.
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'Why tf would they close the store because of this baby! Just give everyone helmets to shop in,' wrote another.
A witness said the staff managed to get the bird of prey under-control, keeping him under a blanket.
'If WIRES (NSW Wildlife Information Rescue and Education Service) doesn't come (they) will have to let him go outside. Poor thing,' she said.
The store re-opened about an hour later.
