JCPenney at Fairfield Commons closure unexplained

There have been no reports of any injuries.

We’ll continue to seek an explanation about what happened at the store. We’ll also have more tonight on our newscast at 11. Stay with whio.com for breaking news.

UPDATE @ 7:55 p.m.

Employees are allowed back inside JCPenney after the store was closed for nearly two hours.

FIRST REPORT

JCPenney is closed tonight at the Mall at Fairfield Commons.

The store at 2727 Fairfield Commons Blvd. was evacuated around 6 p.m. but the rest of the mall was not affected, a mall spokeswoman said.

According to witnesses, there were numerous police cars outside the store.

Beavercreek police dispatch would not say why the store was closed. We are on the way to the scene and will update this report as we learn details.