Fire Chief Joseph Speranza required all to evacuate the mall at 1103 Goffle Road by 7 o’clock tonight.
Many had already begun closing when the order was given at 5 p.m.
Damage to vent pipes and electrical conduits were apparent this afternoon as firefighters from Hawthorne Company #2 used shovels and rakes from the bucket of their tower ladder truck in an attempt to remove snow from critical areas in the rear of the building.
STORY / PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving
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