Retail, Shopping Mall Halifax, NS, Canada – Shopping center fire extinguished by sprinkler system; Fire spread limited June 4, 2016 viking210 Firefighters responded to a store fire in the Halifax Shopping Centre last Tuesday evening. Ben Moss Jewellers suffered both smoke and fire damage, as well as problems due to the water from the sprinklers the blaze set off. “We received a call about an alarm at the centre at 10 p.m. and upon our arrival, we realize a sprinkler was flowing,” said Halifax Fire spokesman Scott Blackburn. “We made our way in and we observed the issues at the jewelry store. The fire had been extinguished from the sprinkler.” There were 14 responders and they forced their entry into the store to clear the area and do ventilation work. There were no injuries. Firefighters believe they may have a cause for the fire. “There are renovations going on. There was welding work going on above and we believe sparks may have hit and ignited combustible material on the customer counter.” The Halifax Shopping Centre was open Wednesday, except for Ben Moss, which was slated to be shut down in the next few weeks due to poor financial performance.
