One Taken To Hospital After Small Explosion Near Short Hills Mall

MILLBURN, NJ — One employee of the Mall at Short Hills was checked out and released from a hospital after a small explosion at the mall Tuesday afternoon, a mall spokesperson said Tuesday.

"There was an incident in an electrical room caused by an arc," said General Manager Jamie Cox. "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. regarding an explosion.

"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," she said.

Crate & Barrel and Indigo remained closed as of 4 p.m. Tuesday pending electrical equipment repairs. Cox said, "We expect power to be restored to the affected two stores within the next several hours."

Crate & Barrel said on their website that they were closed for Tuesday due to a power outage.

The Millburn and Summit fire departments responded, among others.

The town had tweeted:

Twitter accounts that post fire information had given some details:

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