{"id":57128,"date":"2018-01-22T04:34:33","date_gmt":"2018-01-22T04:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=57128"},"modified":"2018-01-22T04:34:33","modified_gmt":"2018-01-22T04:34:33","slug":"explosive-device-triggers-fire-florida-mall-forcing-evacuation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/explosive-device-triggers-fire-florida-mall-forcing-evacuation.html","title":{"rendered":"Explosive device triggers fire at Florida mall, forcing evacuation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Explosive device triggers fire at Florida mall, forcing evacuation<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">An improvised explosive device caused a fire at a central Florida mall Sunday evening and forced the building to be evacuated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The Polk County Sheriff&#8217;s Office said firefighters were called to the Eagle Ridge Mall in Lake Wales shortly before 5:30 p.m. When they arrived, they found smoke coming from a corridor located next to the mall&#8217;s JCPenny entrance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The firefighters determined that one device had been detonated in the corridor, and found a backpack with other possible explosive devices in it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The blast caused no injuries, but investigators said there was damage to the ceiling and corridor walls.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Investigators say they are looking for a person of interest, described as a middle-aged white man with a heavy or stocky build who was wearing a grey shirt and grey hat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Anyone with information is asked to call the Lake Wales Police Department at (863)678-4223 or Heartland Crime Stoppers at (800) 226-8477.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\">Source:-\u00a0http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/2018\/01\/21\/explosive-device-forces-evacuation-florida-mall.html<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/explosive-device-triggers-fire-florida-mall-forcing-evacuation.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explosive device triggers fire at Florida mall, forcing evacuation An improvised explosive device caused a fire at a central Florida mall Sunday evening and forced the building to be evacuated. 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