Mall of Georgia (FOX 5 Atlanta)
BUFORD, Ga. - A food court fire prompted an evacuation at the Mall of Georgia in Buford early Tuesday morning.
When Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services arrived, the discovered the fire in a storage room behind one of the food court restaurants.
The sprinklers went off as firefighters used a hose to put out the flames.
The Mall of Georgia has a ventilation system that was used to remove the smoke. The fire crew also set up fans.
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Investigators later said the fire was caused by an electrical issue with a light fixture and was deemed accidental.