The College Perspective by Lindsey

An explosion at the Mega City Mall this morning left two dead and less than 100 injured.

The food court of the mall was the center of the blast. Eyewitnesses recall the room filled with fire and debris littering the floor. People were screaming and trying to exit the building as soon as possible.

A member of Mall Security, Mikaela Livengood, saw suspicious activity before the blast. “I was walking by the food court when I saw a person dressed all in black with their hood up. They set a box on the table and walked away. I didn’t think much about it. About thirty seconds after that, there was an explosion.”

Livengood would continue to help people out of the building while off duty nurse Jared Martin attended to the injured.

Martin was waiting at the doors of Gamestop when the explosion occurred. He quickly rushed to the scene and saw the mall janitor, Kaycie Strobl, in distress.

Strobl explained her injuries, reeling from the effects of a mild concussion and debris in her leg. Martin rushed to her aid, “I pulled the shrapnel out of her leg, cleaned it and wrapped it up. I shined a light in her eyes to check for a concussion. When she was stable I moved on to the next person.”

Most of the injured were taken to St. Mercy and Jean-Luc hospitals. Many of the injuries were related to smoke and fire inhalation. The names of the dead have yet to be released.

Homeland Security will be working alongside local police to find the source of the explosion. No suspects have been named, but security footage will be heavily analyzed.

The mall will remain closed through the weekend.