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Fire sends smoke into Omaha mall, causing department store evacuation

A fire sent smoke into an Omaha mall on Friday.

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HE WENT ON TO SAY, QUOTE, NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW. A FRIDAY EVENING FIRE SENDS SMOKE INTO AN OMAHA MALL. THE OMAHA FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS THERE WAS A FIRE IN AN EXTERIOR ELECTRICAL VAULT AT THE WESTROADS MALL. THE VAULT WAS DE-ENERGIZED BY OPPD, WHICH PUT THE FIRE OUT. FIRE CREWS SAY SMOKE DID ENTER JCPENNEY’S, BUT THE FIRE CREWS WE

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A fire sent smoke into an Omaha mall on Friday.The Omaha Fire Department said there was a fire in an exterior electrical vault at the Westroads Mall.The vault was de-energized by OPPD, which put the fire out.Fire crews said smoke did enter JCPenney, which caused an evacuation.OFD was able to get the smoke out of the building and the fire put out.Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |

A fire sent smoke into an Omaha mall on Friday.

The Omaha Fire Department said there was a fire in an exterior electrical vault at the Westroads Mall.

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The vault was de-energized by OPPD, which put the fire out.

Fire crews said smoke did enter JCPenney, which caused an evacuation.

OFD was able to get the smoke out of the building and the fire put out.

Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.

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