TOLEDO, Ohio — UPDATE: Franklin Park Mall will resume normal business hours Sunday, Sept. 4 from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. Some store and restaurant hours may vary.
The Franklin Park Mall had to close down on Saturday of the Labor Day weekend after a water main break, according to the mall’s social media pages.
Franklin Park Cinema, which was running a promotion in which all movie tickets cost $3 was also closed down due to the water main break.
On Saturday morning just before 10 a.m., the west Toledo mall initially announced they would be temporarily closing until repairs could be made. Later in the afternoon, around 3:30 p.m., the mall announced they would be closed for the rest of the day.
Video taken by shopper Kregg Park Walter around 10 a.m. shows water in the parking lot near the entrance to Macy’s as well as the Key Bank on Talmadge Rd.
Earth-moving equipment was also seen in that area around 4 p.m. as crews worked to make repairs.
On Saturday evening, the city issued boil water advisories for the Franklin Park Mall, including all retail stores and restaurants in the mall as well as BJ's restaurant on Monroe St. near the mall.
The boil water advisory is set to expire on Monday, September 5 at 5 p.m.
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