Smoke evacuates Metro store at South Oakville Centre by David Lea and Julia Le Oakville Beaver Staff 3 | Thursday, July 28, 2016 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com What was found to be a cable fault closed the Metro grocery store at South Oakville Centre for several hours Monday (July 25). The store was open again Monday night after the closure, which allowed Oakville Fire and Oakville Hydro to investigate reports of smoke. Mark Burnhardt, a communication specialist with Metro Ontario Inc., said the store was closed for about eight hours and was reopened just after 10 p.m. after receiving clearance from the Halton Region Health Department. It is now open and operational -- and serving customers, he said. Fire crews arrived at the mall early afternoon Monday, with Hydro crews arriving shortly after, around 1:30 p.m. The grocery store was evacuated and no injuries were reported. Oakville Hydro's Chief Operating Officer Mike Brown said there was a fault on the underground cable serving the mall, and specifically the Metro. "The crew was able to isolate the fault and restore full service as of 5:55 p.m.," he said. The Oakville Fire Department was called to the mall at Third Line and Rebecca Street after receiving reports of smoke in the Metro store. Initially, Fire Chief Brian Durdin said while nothing was confirmed, the smoke could be coming from a malfunctioning transformer. Oakville Hydro arrived on the scene to Smoke caused by a cable fault caused the evacuation and temporary closure of the Metro store at South Oakville Centre Monday (July 25). The store re-opened later that night. determine whether the transformer had overheated. It was then determined the cable was the cause of the trouble. While the building was deemed safe, people were kept out of the store while the investigation ensued, firefighters said. | photo by Graham Paine Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog or facebook.com/HaltonPhotog) Beaver www.insideHALTON.com Won't Be Beat If you find a cheaper price, simply show us and we will match.* Spotlight Beaver Trails Health 6 25 26 Arts Sports Classified 28 30 34 ENJOY OUR BRANDS FOR A LOT LESS* *As compared to the national brand equivalent in our store. For home delivery & customer service call 905-631-6095, 5300 Harvester Rd., Burlington New subscriptions call 905-631-6095 or subscribe online at www.oakvillebeaver.com Metro, Pharmasave, M&M Meats, Arrow Furniture, Truscott Pharmacy, Salvation Army Recycling, Ridgeway Furniture & Mattress, Rona, Real Canadian Superstore, No Frills, Lowes Canada, Food Basics, Oakville Public Library, Terra Grocer, Bell Canada, Hudson's Bay Co., Fortinos, JYSK Bed & Bath, Shoppers Drug Mart, The Brick, Petsmart, Sears, The Source, Leon's Furniture, Staples, Sail Outdoors Inc., Rexall Pharma Plus, Home Depot, Best Buy, Canadian Tire, Brick Mattress, Sobeys, FreshCo, Walmart, LCBO, Living Assistance Service, *All flyers not necessarily delivered to all homes CANADA POST STRIKE? PC® Instant Oatmeal 288-380 g selected varieties gruau instantané 46% LESS THAN QUAKER INSTANT OATMEAL 1 77 29 PC® Decadent® Chocolate Chip Cookie 300 g biscuits 3 29% LESS THAN CHIPS AHOY! 300 G 197 2 77 PC® Kettle Chips 220 g selected varieties croustilles 45% LESS THAN MISS VICKIE'S 200/220 G 197 3 59 no name® Tuna 170 g selected varieties thon 43% 97¢ 168 228-430 G LESS THAN CLOVER LEAF TUNA 170 G It's easy to find all the great Summer sales at Canadian Tire each week: Check our online flyer at canadiantire.ca NO WORRIES... or Flyer prices effective from Friday July 29 to Thursday August 4, 2016. Ontario stores only. (excluding: Geraldton, Kenora & Thunder Bay Ontario) Check your local store for hours of operation. WON'T BE BEAT® program restricted to major supermarket competitors within these stores geographical trade area. Other conditions and restrictions apply, please see our distributed flyer or in store for details. We reserve the right to limit quantities. While quantities last. No rainchecks. We reserve the right to correct any unintentional error that may occur in copy or illustration. ®/TM Trademarks of Loblaws Inc. and others. All rights reserved, used with permission ©2016 Loblaws Inc. Colangelo's Colangelo's NoFrills Van Spall's NoFrills 125 Cross 1395 Abbeywood Avenue Drive Pick up your copy of the weekly flyer in-store OAkVille Look in Today's paper.