Possible vehicle explosion, fire at West Edmonton Mall parkade

Edmonton fire crews were called to the West Edmonton Mall Tuesday afternoon about a possible vehicle explosion.

Reports about the explosion and fire in a parkade on the southeast side of the mall were made to Edmonton Fire Rescue Services at 1:10 p.m.

EFRS tells CityNews the fire was under control by 1:29 p.m. and called out at 2:49 p.m.

There were no injuries reported to Edmonton Fire.

The Edmonton Police Service, which was notified around 1:25 p.m., said it is investigating the incident. An area surrounding the vehicle was taped off.

“Thankfully there were no occupants inside the vehicle at the time of the fire,” a police spokesperson told CityNews in an email.

A representative for the West Edmonton Mall told CityNews the normal operations of the mall were not impacted.

“There continues to be ample parking around the property for patrons,” they said.

–With files from Carly Robinson