KFC comfirms its East Street restaurant in Taunton town centre could be open by the end of the week following Sunday's fire.

Shocked diners were evacuated from popular fast food outlet on Sunday afternoon after a fuse box caught alight on the ground floor.

Nearby shops were also evacuated and the road was shut off between Waterstones book shop and Bliss nightclub as fire fighters tackled the blaze.

Fire spread to the roof of the three-storey building and fire fighters used an hydraulic platform, pictured, to douse the flames from above.

A spokesman for KFC said staff reacted immediately to evacuate the restaurant and no one was hurt in the incident.

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