Police: Two IEDs Detonated Inside Florida Mall

Police say two improvised explosive devices ignited inside a Florida mall.

Lake Wales fire officials say that at 5:22 p.m. Sunday, the department received an alarm call at the Eagle Ridge Mall. While en route to that call, their alarm for smoke was turned into a structure fire call.

As they arrived, they found smoke in the service corridor just outside J.C. Penney. They discovered an improvised explosive device (IED) that detonated inside that corridor.

Officials say they also found a book bag containing what they believed to be other devices inside.

Officials say no one was injured, but the mall was evacuated.

Authorities say witnesses described a person-of-interest and an investigation is ongoing.


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