It was a brisk business Friday at South County Center, despite a fire sprinkler that malfunctioned and sent water spraying near an entrance.
KMOX's Stuart McMillian talked with last-minute shoppers as that was going on. Hear his coverage, plus a spokesman for the mall's owner, in this podcast.
Mall management CBL & Associates told KMOX no stores were affected and the incident was limited to a single sprinkler head.
So, if you're wondering whether this is comparable to the burst pipe and flood which seemingly forever closed the Dillards at Chesterfield Mall -- it isn't.