Fire at Rye Ridge Shopping Center Closes Many Businesses

An electrical fire in the power room of the Rye Ridge Shopping Center on Wednesday August 21 has caused half of the businesses at the center to close their doors. According to the Rye Ridge Fire Department, smoke and flames broke out at 9:30 am on 8-21 from a fire on the lower level. The electric service is now out in many stores and some suffered smoke damaged to their merchandise. They will not re-open until power can be restored.

Among the stores and restaurants that are closed are:

• Sportech
• All Dressed Up
• Family discount and Ace Hardware
• Chipotle
• Starbucks
• Shoe Inn
• Mixology
• Indigo Chic
• Chop't
• Dusty Rose
• Lv2bfit
• Buddha
• Club Sandwich
• Ridge Barber Shop
• The Ultimate Touch
• UPS store
• NewDance
• SLT Pilates

However D'Agostino's, Z-Life Denim Lounge, Finches, Verizon, Landsberg Jewelers, Chase Bank, Racanelli's Pizza and Brew and the Rye Ridge Deli are open – but the deli is accepting cash only as they cannot approve credit cards.