Cold weather blamed for structural concerns at local mall

KINGSTON, Mass. -- Extreme cold resulted in a threat to shoppers at a local mall Thursday afternoon.

The Independence Mall in Kingston was evacuated when a six by six foot section of the ceiling came crashing down near the food court.

Firefighters said there was a major malfunction with the sprinkler system.

Cold temperatures caused a sprinkler head to burst resulting in the structural concerns in the building.

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