There was an explosion in the food court of Mega City Mall at 9:50 this morning.
From the smoky rubble of the mall food court, 100 people emerged with minor injuries and two fatalities were announced.
One of the injured described some of the action on the scene. As mall custodian, Kaycie Strobl, recalled, “I was cleaning up some puke by one of the tables when something exploded. Something got in my leg and I have a concussion.” Strobl didn’t see anything suspicious leading up to the explosion.
Police and investigators have yet to find a cause for the explosion and are “still investigating all possible explanations,” as Captain Fuglsang reported.
The mall evacuated immediately after the explosion. On duty mall Santa, Yuka Kotani, recalled, “I heard a loud sound from the explosion . . . I tried to protect the children and take them to the safe place.”
The spokesman for the mall announced the mall will be closed at least through this Saturday.
Again, the second graf is the lead. Were=Have been. A good start.
Have a good break, Maggie. See you next semester.