Fire destroys shopping center this weekend

CAUSED A FIRE THAT DESTROYEDPART OF THE EDMONSON VILLAGESHOPPING CENTER OVER THEWEEKEND.

IT'S THE*SECONDMASSIVE FIRE THERE IN LESSTHAN A YEAR AND A HALF.

WMAR-2NEWS ERIN MACPHERSON JOINS USLIVE FROM THE SHOPPING CENTERWITH A LOOK AT THE DAMAGE.ERIN?NO ONE WAS HURT BUT A HANDFULOF BUSINESSES ARE NOW GONEBECAUSE OF THIS FIRE.

YOU CANSEE THEM BOARDED UP HERE.

ONEOF THEM WAS A PHARMACY, THEEDMONDSON PHARMACY.

THEN THEREWAS FASHION TOWN, JACKSONHEWITT AND FAMILY DOLLAR -WHICH PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THEAREA SAY THEY RELY ON THISSHOPPING CENTER FOR LOW COSTITEMS. THE FIRE STARTED JUSTBEFORE 10 ON SATURDAY NIGHT.IT TOOK NEARLY 100FIREFIGHTERS FROM BALTIMORECITY AND COUNTY FIRE FIVEHOURS TO GET IT UNDER CONTROL..

SOUND -- CLIP 012421036COUNCILMAN KRISTERFER BURNETTItover the years wethe owner to invest in theproperty.

We will continue tohave those conversations.THOMAS MATHEWS Hopefully theyfigure out what happened andcome to an agreement torestore the whole shoppingcenter because that what weall need at this certainlocation IN NOVEMBER OF 2019 -THE WEST END OF THE SHOPPINGCENTER WAS DESTROYED BY AFIRE.

THE FIRE DEPARTMENTNEVER DETERMINED A CAUSE.COUNCILAMN BURNETT SAYS IT'SBECAUSE BROKEN GAS LINE KEPTTHE FIRE GOING AND IT CREATEDTOO MUCH DAMAGE FOR ANYEVIDENCE.

NOW, THE CITY FIREMARSHALL AND A PRIVATE TEAMHIRED BY THE PROPERTY MANAGERARE BOTH WORKING TO FIND WHATCAUSED THIS FIRE.

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