LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) — Investigators found two propane tanks and a pipe bomb at a suburban Denver mall after a fire broke out near the mall’s food court.
Authorities say the Southwest Plaza Mall in Littleton was evacuated just after the fire, which started before noon Wednesday. Jefferson County sheriff’s officials say there are usually about 6,000 to 10,000 people in the mall around noon each day.
The mall is about two miles from Columbine High School, where two student gunmen killed 13 people and themselves on April 20, 1999. Unexploded pipe bombs and a propane tank with explosives attached were found in the school after the shootings.
The FBI says it’s investigating Wednesday’s incident. No major injuries or damage were reported.
