Westfield Miranda in Sydney’s south is evacuated after escalator catches fire 

A major Westfield in Sydney’s south was put into lockdown on Wednesday after an escalator caught on fire.

Westfield Miranda was sent into lockdown on Wednesday morning after an escalator on the bottom floor of the east building caught fire.

Centre Management evacuated three floors of the east building and refused to let people into the building.

Westfield Miranda was sent into lockdown on Wednesday morning after an escalator on the bottom floor of the east building caught fire

Tabatha Buonaccorsi posted images to Facebook of firemen working under an escalator.

‘Not the best time to go to Miranda right now, we’re all being evacuated – an escalator is on fire,’ she wrote.

Video shows people being evacuated out of the building while smoke can be seen filling the food court. 

A Fire and Rescue spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia the commotion was the result of an oil and dust fire under the escalator.

‘The left mechanic is currently on the scene and three levels of the east building were evacuated this morning,’ she said.

The building has since been ventilated and the firemen handed the job back over to Westfield management before the centre was opened about 11am.

Centre Management evacuated three floors of the east building and refused to let people into the building

Video shows people being evacuated out of the building while smoke can be seen filling the food court

Bek, who works at a retail store in the centre, told Daily Mail Australia security was refusing to let people in through the eastern entrance near Target until just before 10.30am.

‘The alarm started at 10am and rang for 15 minutes,’ she said.

‘It smells bad.’

JB Hi-Fi, Lincraft and Orange Theory remained closed shortly after 11am as maintenance continued to work on the escalator.

Daily Mail Australia has contacted Scentre Group for comment.