Rosedale theaters evacuated after smoke trips alarm

January 13, 2014 at 3:25PM

About 600 people were evacuated from the AMC Rosedale 14 theaters in Roseville on Sunday night after a small dumpster fire touched off the complex's fire alarm system.

The theaters remained closed for the evening after the 6:35 p.m. incident, but will reopen Monday morning, a theater employee said.

"No one was in any danger," added police Sgt. Matt Brake.

He said the fire was confined to the dumpster in a loading dock under the theaters.

The theater employee said the cause was not known.

Anthony Lonetree

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Anthony Lonetree has been covering St. Paul Public Schools and general K-12 issues for the Star Tribune since 2012-13. He began work in the paper's St. Paul bureau in 1987 and was the City Hall reporter for five years before moving to various education, public safety and suburban beats.

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