Staff and customers at a suburban Melbourne shopping centre have been evacuated over a bomb scare.

Staff and customers at a suburban Melbourne shopping centre have been evacuated over a bomb scare.

The Bomb Squad was called to a shopping centre on Burwood Road in Burwood just before 9.30am.

The Bomb Squad was called to a shopping centre on Burwood Road in Burwood just before 9.30am.

Police confirmed officers were conducting a “safety check” of the centre’s Kmart store.

Police confirmed officers were conducting a “safety check” of the centre’s Kmart store.