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Firefighters respond to old Valley View Mall fire for 2nd time in a month

Firefighters responded to a one-alarm fire late Friday night at the old Valley View Mall, DFR said.

DALLAS — Firefighters battled a blaze at the old Valley View Center in North Dallas late Friday night, Dallas Fire-Rescue (DFR) officials said. 

DFR told WFAA units responded to the one-alarm fire at approximately 11:10 p.m. on April 7. DFR said the fire was originally reported by Dallas Police Officers in the area that noticed fire coming from the building. 

Suppression efforts were defensive from the beginning, and the fire was declared extinguished by 1:56 a.m., DFR officials told WFAA. 

Units stayed at the scene until 3:30 a.m. and there were no injuries reported. 

This marks the second time within a month's time where firefighters have responded to a fire at the old Valley View mall. On March 16, two firefighters were injured battling a structure fire there.

DFR said neither of the firefighters’ injuries were life-threatening, but both members were taken to a local hospital for further evaluation. The cause of the March fire was undetermined, WFAA reported. 

DFR told WFAA that Dallas police detained multiple juveniles seen leaving the location in a nearby parking lot. However, according to interviews conducted by fire investigators, it was determined that they arrived after the fire had already began, DFR said.

The cause of this fire is listed as undetermined, DFR said, but "reserve the right to change or supplement this finding based on new or additional findings."

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Editor's note: The video published below is a WFAA report from March, when two firefighters were injured battling a structure fire at the old Valley View Mall.

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