Official: Worker's torch sparks South Shore Mall fire
A demolition crew using a torch started a fire at the Westfield South Shore Mall Monday that forced officials to evacuate the Bay Shore shopping center, a fire official said.
Workers and shoppers from the 86 stores at the mall were evacuated shortly after 10:30 a.m., when a fire broke out in an area adjacent to a demolished Macy's store, fire officials and a mall spokeswoman said.
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