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   From: tombrady@butthurt.com   
      
   The body of a man was found inside an underground electrical vault at the   
   shuttered Carousel Mall in San Bernardino.   
      
   Security video from the area showed the man wearing a backpack walking   
   outside the mall at around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday.   
      
   Hours later, just after 7 a.m., a fire was reported at the mall. Southern   
   California Edison also detected circuit activity in the area that caused a   
   power outage to more than 400 customers.   
      
   Jeff Kraus, a spokesperson for the City of San Bernardino, told KTLA that   
   they believe the person was attempting to break into the mall, not knowing   
   the power was still on, and he was electrocuted.   
      
   “We believe that they were attempting to remove copper or things to   
   scavenge, and they hit a live line and electrocuted themselves,” Kraus   
   said.   
      
   The owner of a nearby building, Alan Stanly, who provided KTLA with the   
   security video, said he has witnessed dozens of fires at the defunct mall   
   and that it attracts scavengers and the unhoused.   
      
   Firefighters battle blaze at Carousel Mall in San Bernardino   
   “We see people on a regular basis coming through to mine for metals or to   
   have shelter, homeless people. It’s a daily occurrence,” Stanly said.   
      
   The embattled mall has been a hotspot for crime and illegal activity since   
   closing in 2017.   
      
   “It’s a constant battle to secure that building,” Kraus told KTLA.   
      
   Rialto woman dies after being found shot in Carousel mall parking lot   
   The city has struggled to get the mall demolished and develop what could   
   become a site for more than 3,500 housing units and commercial spaces.   
      
   “Going to council next week is a proposal for the city to demolish the   
   mall,” Kraus said, “which gets us one step closer to being able to   
   redevelop it, and so they’ll be looking at awarding a contract to a   
   company to demolish the mall. If the contract is awarded by the first week   
   of January, we will be demolishing and clearing that mall site.”   
      
   In the meantime, crews with SoCal Edison worked for hours to repair the   
   underground vault.   
      
   The San Bernardino County Coroner has not yet released the identity of the   
   man whose body was recovered at the site.   
      
   https://ktla.com/news/local-news/mans-body-found-inside-electrical-vault-   
   at-abandoned-carousel-mall-in-san-bernardino/   
      
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