Century III: Fire Erupts Inside Abandoned Mall

WEST MIFFLIN, PA — Firefighters from several volunteer companies were called to the abandoned and derelict Century III Mall early Tuesday after a blaze broke out in a third floor storefront.

An Allegheny County alert sent at 6:44 a.m. said the fire was in the walls above the food court area on the third floor. The fire took several hours to extinguish.

By 7 a.m., interior crews found fire on the mall's third floor above the food court area. Additional manpower was been requested.

No injuries were reported. The Allegheny County Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of the blaze.

Century III's interior closed in 2019. J.C. Penney, which had an exterior entrance, was the mall's last remaining store; it went out of business in 2020.