Katy Fire Department officials say a fire that broke out at katy mills mall at the food court forced shoppers to evacuate during one of the busiest shopping days of the year. Officials say the fire started in the afternoon and was extinguished shortly after allowing the mall to reopen.
Shoppers say fire alarms were sounding off and everyone was ushered from the mall. “We saw a whole bunch more fire trucks coming and men suiting up in suits. We saw a fire hose in the mall,” Laura Bolding told our TV partners at Channel 2. “I saw the guys on the ladder going up to the roof. And that was like, ‘Okay, well, we’re done. We’re gonna leave."
At 5:25pm on Saturday, the Katy Emergency Response Team posted on Facebook: the food court is open with the exception of Burger King- it is closed until further notice.
