The Giant Eagle on Pittsburgh’s North Side reopened by noon Thursday after a mechanical fire prompted an early-morning evacuation and closure.
Allegheny County Dispatch responded just after 7 a.m. to a call from 318 Cedar Ave. Police told reporters that firefighters were on the scene at 7:46 a.m.
Jannah Drexler, a Giant Eagle spokeswoman, said the fire’s cause was “mechanical,” and the store was quickly evacuated.
Drexler said in a statement that no one was injured.
The fire was extinguished by 8 a.m. and emergency personnel had left the scene, officials said.
Giant Eagle employees posted signs in the window that read “store closed until further notice,” in the morning.
The store has since reopened. Drexler said it reopened by noon.
“The Cedar Avenue Giant Eagle will continue to follow its normal hours of operation, but access to certain areas of the store that were impacted by the fire may be limited,” Drexler said.
Allegheny County Fire Marshal was not requested to respond to the scene, said Kasey Reigner, a spokeswoman for the fire marshal.
