Ross Park Mall delayed its opening Sunday after a fire between the mall’s floors.
The call came in around 4:15 a.m., an Allegheny County 911 dispatcher said.
There were no immediate reports of any injuries.
According to the Reserve Volunteer Fire Department, the fire was in a void space between floors. Firefighters were faced with elevated carbon monoxide levels throughout the mall.
The department described the fire as “stubborn.” Firefighters also had to contend with frigid conditions — the air temperature around the time of the call was between 0 degrees and 2 below zero, according to the National Weather Service.
“This was a large scale incident involving multiple alarms of fire personnel to protect millions of dollars in property,” the Reserve department said on its Facebook page.
On its website, the mall announced that its opening would be delayed today to noon. It normally would have opened at 11 a.m.
When the mall opened around noon, a smoky smell was evident in the common area.
The mall is scheduled to close at 6 p.m.
A mall representative did not immediately respond to requests for information.
A cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Citing the fire, Pittsburgh Regional Transit announced that the 12 McKnight and 2 Mt. Royal routes cannot service the mall.
