UPDATE: Hyattsville Mall Clear of Smoke Smell, Back to Business

The management office at the remains closed after

The office should open next week, said mall spokeswoman Victoria Clark.

Industrial sized fans were used on Sunday to ventilate the re-opened mall—it was closed Saturday after the fire—but there is no more smell of smoke, Clark said.

Some shoppers told Patch that mall doors were locked at the time of the fire, but Clark denied that accusation, saying instead that the doors were unlocked because the mall was open for business at the time.

A maintenance worker who saw smoke in the tunnel set off a fire alarm initiating Saturday’s evacuation, she said.

Everything is back to business now, Clark said, adding that she isn’t immediately aware of the fiscal impact of Saturday’s closure.