London,
May
10
(IANS):
BBC's
TV
show
BBC
Breakfast
temporarily
went
off
air
and
the
staff
were
forced
to
evacuate
the
building
during
a
fire
scare.
An
alarm
was
set
off
at
the
broadcaster's
buildings
in
Salford
Friday
and
those,
both
in
front
and
behind
the
cameras
on
BBC
Breakfast
had
to
leave
the
studio
and
assemble
outside
the
building,
reports
femalefirst.co.uk.
The
show
was
briefly
off-air
and
later
a
pre-recorded
footage
of
a
reporter
swimming
with
crocodiles
for
BBC
World
was
broadcast
instead.
Bosses
on
the
Beeb
programme
told
viewers
via
Twitter:
"You're
currently
being
looked
after
by
BBC
World,
we're
back
in
the
building
and
will
be
with
you
again
shortly.
bbcbreakfast."
Radio
channel
BBC
5
Live
also
shut
down
for
a
short
time,
which
was
featuring
an
interview
with
comedian
Ricky
Gervais.