Viewers in East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire were left scratching their heads after regular presenter Peter Levy was missing from BBC Look North in the morning.
A local news bulletin was pulled off air on Wednesday morning after a fire alarm wreaked havoc in the BBC News studio.
Viewers in East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire were left scratching their heads after regular presenter Peter Levy was missing from BBC Look North in the morning.
As they waited for the broadcaster,68,to read out the regional headlines,he was unexpectedly absent,with national host Anna Foster stepping in instead.
With no explanation for the sudden switch-up,fans rushed to social media to voice their confusion and speculate a technical fault could be to blame.
But Peter quickly stepped in to clear up the situation,explaining that a fire alarm had been to blame for the chaos.
It was later explained that the team had to be evacuated from the studio after a fire alert and the broadcast returned to the red sofa around 15 minutes later,as Naga issued an apology
But it was later explained that the whole Breakfast team had to be evacuated from their studio after a fire alert.
The broadcast returned to the red sofa around 15 minutes later,as Naga issued an apology to viewers.
She said: 'You're returning to BBC Breakfast. Apologies,we had an evacuation in the building but we are back now with you to keep you up to date with the latest in the news.'
Worried fans took to social media to express concern,with one saying: 'Hope everyone in #BBCBreakfast studio is ok and it's just a technical glitch.'
A BBC spokesperson said: 'The programme was briefly off air this morning due to an evacuation at Quay House. BBC Breakfast switched to the BBC News Channel before resuming programming.'
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