A fire reported at about 11:17 PM. Wednesday in the Banco Popular branch inside the Plaza Las Américas shopping mall in San Juan damaged several nearby stores, which were affected by smoke and by flooding from the water used to extinguish the blaze. Personnel from the San Juan Fire Department responded to the scene and brought the fire under control.
No employee or customer was affected by the fire, according to the authorities. It is not yet known whether there were material losses, and no cause or circumstances of the emergency have been reported. The bank branch, which is visited by thousands of people daily, will remain closed on Thursday.