GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — Firefighters are at a department store at the Mall of Georgia on Wednesday night.
Video shared with Channel 2 Action News shows flames at the Dillard’s location at the Mall of Georgia.
Officials say it started as a dumpster fire, but then spread to the building.
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Gwinnett County fire crews say it took less than 20 minutes to put the fire out, but they stayed on scene for several hours working to get smoke out of the store.
Large plumes of smoke could be seen coming from the store.
Employees told investigators that they tried using two fire extinguishers to put out the dumpster fire when they noticed it, but weren’t successful.
That’s when they started evacuating 40 people from the store.
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There have not been any reports of injuries.
Firefighters say the cause of the fire has been ruled accidental.
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