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December 10, 2007

Lincoln store reopens after evacuation /Photo

LINCOLN -- A Target store at the Lincoln Mall has reopened after it was evacuated this morning due to a smell of gas, according to fire officials.

The store was closed for about two hours this morning during the busy Christmas shopping season.

Fire officials detected high levels of carbon monoxide, a deadly gas, and aired out the building after it was evacuated, according to Albion Fire Chief Richard G. Petron.

Nobody was injured, and no other stores were affected.

Fire officials were called at about 8:45 a.m. after a smell of gas was detected inside the store, according to Petron. He said the store was crowded with shoppers and employees before the evacuation, but he didn't know exactly how many people.

The problem was apparently caused by a malfunctioning gas heating unit. National Grid was called to work on the unit.

The store's parking lot, normally full with shopper's cars during the Christmas season, was nearly empty this morning except for fire trucks.

-- With reports from Journal staff writer John Hill

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