FIRE crews evacuated the cinema complex at Marion after a storeroom fire in the shopping centre activated alarms.

Sprinklers were activated by smoke from a small fire in the rear of the ABC Shop on the second floor of the complex just after 7pm.

The fire was out when fire crews arrived but three shops sustained water damage.

Ten MFS appliances attended the scene after smoke was carried throughout other parts of the complex through the airconditioning system.

A Metropolitan Fire Service spokeswoman said the centre's alarm system activated and notified crews quickly, allowing them to limit damage from the blaze.

No one was injured.