Part of NJ mall remains closed days after food court fire. Here’s what has reopened

Days
after
a

fire
closed
a
South
Jersey
mall
entering
the
weekend,
some
stores
have
reopened
while
others
remained
closed
during
cleanup.

Voorhees
Town
Center
mall
businesses
with
outside
access
able
to
reopen

Officials
with
the

Vorhees
Town
Center

took
to
Facebook
on
Tuesday
to
announce
that
Boscov’s,
Modax,
Town
Hall,
CNNH
and
Growing
Smiles
were
given
the
go-ahead
by
the
fire
marshal
to
reopen
since
they
have
outside
entrances
and
access.

Boscov’s
had
already
reopened
with
regular
business
hours
on
Sunday,
according
to

the
mall’s
social
media.

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Firefighters
could
be
seen
working
on
the
roof
of
the
Voorhees
Town
Center
as
light
smoke
rose
around
6:30
p.m.
Friday,
April
19,
2024.

Voorhees
firefighters
first
arrived
to
the
mall
around
5:30
p.m.
to
find
heavy
smoke,
the

Voorhees
Fire
Department
said
on
its
Facebook
page.

“All
were
evacuated
and
no
injuries
are
reported
at
this
time,”
the
fire
department
wrote
Friday
night.

Camden
County
IAFF
Local
3249
—
the
local
fire
union
—

said
the
blaze
began
in
the
food
court.
The
mall
later
confirmed
that
the
food
court
took
most
of
the
damage.

“We
are
grateful
to
the
Voorhees
Fire
Department
for
their
quick
response
in
helping
to
successfully
evacuate
the
mall
and
contain
the
damage
to
the
food
court,”
the
mall
wrote.

Interior
mall
shops
remain
closed
as
cleanup
continues

“Although
cleaning
has
begun,
soot
still
remains
throughout
the
mall,
therefore
we
are
unable
to
reopen
at
this
time,”
the
mall
wrote
on
social
media
Sunday.

The
total
damage
to
the
mall
at
2120
Voorhees
Town
Center
was
still
being
determined
midweek.

“While
we
work
to
determine
the
source
of
the
fire
and
assess
the
full
extent
of
its
impact,
Voorhees
Town
Center’s
interior
spaces
will
remain
closed
to
the
public,”

the
mall
wrote
on
social
media
Tuesday,
April
23,
2024.
“A
security
escort
is
required
for
any
tenants
who
must
access
their
space
during
this
time
to
ensure
their
health
and
safety.”

The
fire
marshal
continued
to
investigate
the
blaze,
Camden
County
officials
said.

The
mall
promised
to
keep
updates
coming
for
tenants
and
shoppers
about
the
reopening
timeline.

“We
plan
to
reopen
the
mall’s
interior
spaces
when
repairs
are
complete,
services
have
been
restored,
and
a
thorough
cleaning
has
taken
place,”
the
mall
wrote
on
Facebook.

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