Shop ‘Til You…..

….Catch fire. An electrical fire in a department store in Mentor, Ohio filled the place with smoke. But the shoppers not only did not leave, more piled on in to try to shop. Firefighters ended up having to block the doors to keep people out.

No one was injured in the fire at Dillards South at Great Lakes Mall on Wednesday, but some bargain hunters were inconvenienced.

"It was amazing," said Mentor fire Battalion Chief Joe Busher. "Even though there was heavy smoke in there, they all wanted to stay and shop. We even had to put people at the door to keep people from coming in."

The fire burned circuits of a high-voltage electrical panel near a women's dressing, firefighters said. It took them eight minutes to put it out.

Generally, people don't go to a fire sale until the fire is actually put out.