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Two Dallas Firefighters Injured While Responding to Blaze at Old Valley View Mall

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Two Dallas Fire-Rescue firefighters were hurt while responding to a fire at the old Valley View Mall in Dallas on Thursday morning.

According to officials, the fire broke out near 13331 Preston Road before 5 a.m.

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Officials said when firefighters arrived, they encountered heavy smoke and fire conditions in the abandoned shopping center and requested a second alarm response.

While fighting the fire, firefighters became trapped by the fire, but they were quickly rescued and removed from the structure, officials said.

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According to officials, one firefighter sustained undisclosed burn injuries while another sustained an injury of the musculoskeletal variety.

Officials said neither of the firefighters’ injuries was life-threatening, but both were taken to a local hospital for further evaluation.

This is the second time the old Valley View Mall structure has caught fire. The abandoned building first caught fire in February 2023, just over a month ago.

The Dallas mall is set for demolition and the developer has until the summer to tear the building down.

Much of the former mall on I-635 LBJ Freeway at Preston Road is already demolished.

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