Explosive device (IED) triggers fire at Florida mall, forcing evacuation.

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More were found in a backpack as well-

An improvised explosive device caused a fire at a central Florida mall Sunday evening and forced the building to be evacuated.

The Polk County Sheriff's Office said firefighters were called to the Eagle Ridge Mall in Lake Wales shortly before 5:30 p.m. When they arrived, they found smoke coming from a corridor located next to the mall's JCPenny entrance.

The firefighters determined that one device had been detonated in the corridor, and found a backpack with other possible explosive devices in it.


The blast caused no injuries, but investigators said there was damage to the ceiling and corridor wall
Explosive device triggers fire at Florida mall, forcing evacuation

Fortunately no one was injured.

 

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LAKE WALES, Fla. -- The Lake Wales Fire Department responded to a call about a fire at Eagle Ridge Mall Sunday evening which alerted them to explosive devices.

Once on scene, the fire department discovered smoke coming from a service corridor next to the mall entrance of JCPenny.

Two 'pipe bomb-like devices' described as a 'flair inside of a PVC pipe wrapped in electric tape' were detonated around 5:30 p.m. and were discovered with a backpack nearby.

MALL EXPLOSION:
- 2 pipe bomb-type bombs detonated in corridor mostly used by employees
- Explosion happened around 5:30, mall closes at 6.
- Est. 100 people in mall at time. Nobody hurt.
- Third suspicious package found near theater. Contents unclear. @10NewsWTSP

— Josh Sidorowicz (@joshsidorowicz) January 22, 2018
The mall was evacuated and the department has launched a criminal investigation. Approximately 100 people were inside when the explosion happened.

No further devices were found inside the backpack.

 

[JBond]

Be vigilant friends.

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

Amazon kept the potential body count down.

 

[WillMunny]

I'm guessing either muslim or Antifa.