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A 4-ALARM FIRE IN DALLAS, TEXAS, HAS BURNED DOWN a city-block size shopping arcade that was built in the 1920’s.

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WFAA-TV

The mall’s primary tenants were four restaurant/bars that were very popular in the Greeville section of Dallas along with several smaller shops and night clubs. The fire was first reported at 5:45 am Central time while the restaurants were serving breakfast diners. The fire got into the common attic of the entire mall structure and quickly spread throughout the building. The subsequent alarms were struck at 5:46, 5:57 and 6:01.

The Dallas Observer is reporting that there are 72 firefighters on the scene with 12 engines, four trucks and four rescue vehicles. While it is already known that the fire began in Terilli’s Restaurant, it is not yet known what the cause was.

This video report from WFAA-TV has good fire footage:

The fire is knocked down now (9 am Central) but units will be on the scene much longer.

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Dallas Observer

Read the article in the Dallas Observer for more photos and additional information HERE.

EARLIER THIS YEAR ON AUGUST 20 we posted an article (HERE) that began:

TWO HIGH-RANKING OFFICIALS, ONE UNIFORMED AND ONE CIVILIAN, AT DALLAS FIRE-RESCUE left their jobs abruptly yesterday and Tuesday. Assistant Chief John Cook, one of two chiefs brought in from outside last year by Fire Chief Eddie Burns, resigned suddenly on Tuesday and left his post immediately.

Leanne Siri-Edwards, a civilian who served as the department’s executive general manager, was called in to the Dallas City Manager’s office yesterday at lunch time and fired on the spot without explanation. As she left the office she was immediately escorted from the building and her personal items were removed from her office and delivered to her outside the building.

Siri-Edwards had been demoted in April, with a resulting 30% pay reduction, and had immediately filed a formal complaint of sexual harassment against Fire-Rescue Chief Eddie Burns. The City Manager then hired an independent firm to conduct an investigation into the complaints and late yesterday (Friday) the results were released.

The report showed that most of the allegations, including sexual harassment, gender discrimination, physical assault and retaliatory conduct, could not be proven and none of them against Chief Burns.

The department is not in the clear, though. The investigation also concluded that there is a strong pattern of sexual discrimination within the department and listed some of the more egregious examples.

Dallas tv Channel 4 goes into more detail in this REPORT.
The Dallas Morning News has MORE.

WFAA-TV has this video report:

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