All Shops At Short Hills Mall Back Open After Electrical Incident

MILLBURN, NJ — Crate & Barrel and Indigo at the Mall at Short Hills were back open on Wednesday after a problem with an electrical panel forced a power shutdown at the two stores on Tuesday.

One mall employee of the Mall at Short Hills was checked out and released from a hospital after the incident in an electrical room underground.

"There was an incident in an electrical room caused by an arc," said General Manager Jamie Cox on Tuesday. "Four workers were in the area and were checked out by paramedics. Three were cleared (uninjured) on site. One was taken to a local hospital for further evaluation but was released earlier this afternoon without injury. We expect power to be restored to the affected two stores within the next several hours."

Cox clarified that the incident was in a "subterranean room off a common mall corridor."

The town of Millburn said that the Fire Department received a call at 12:05 p.m.

"Mall security confirmed an explosion at the truck tunnel near Crate & Barrel. No fire was active when Millburn FD arrived on scene and the explosion was confirmed to have been caused by arcing electrical equipment. Further investigation is currently underway," said the town spokesperson.

Crate & Barrel removed a message about the power outage from their website by Wednesday.

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