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One proposed explanation pointed to large industrial fans operating inside a department store warehouse.

From Science Daily Jul. 19, 2026

Princes Street will remain partially closed during the start of Edinburgh's festival season following a fire at a former department store.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

The decision followed a change in ownership at the department store, whose incoming management said the tie-up had been a strategic mistake.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

Rodrigues had been working for Lima Construction as a principal contractor on the redevelopment of a former department store, which was being converted into a mix of commercial and residential units.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

In the center of the crowd that had formed before the department store the hunting cap, the green radius of the circle of people, was bobbing about violently.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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