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Westmount Mall evacuated

Fri, May 1, 2009

Westmount Shopping Centre was evacuated this afternoon after a fire broke out on the roof

A fire at busy Westmount Shopping Centre forced the evacuation of staff and patrons this afternoon.

Emergency crews cleared customers and staff out of the west-end mall just after 2 p.m. after a fire broke out in an electrical room on the roof.

People were being let into the underground parking lot to collect their vehicles at around 4 p.m., said Celeste Nickel, the shopping centre's general manager.

Officials don't know when the mall will reopen, including whether or not it will be open this weekend.

London Fire Department Platoon Chief Ken Purdy said five trucks were called to the scene and located a fire in the area on the roof that houses a transformer.



No one was hurt in the incident.