County IN BRIEF : CANOGA PARK : Fumes Make 11 Sick at Shopping Mall

Eleven employees of an optical shop at the Topanga Plaza shopping mall were treated for sore throats and dizziness and the mall was partially evacuated after fumes from an industrial drain cleaner spread through the business Monday morning, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported. Authorities said fumes spread into Lens Crafters after the nontoxic drain cleaner was poured into a floor drain in the California Pizza Kitchen, located above the optical shop at 6600 Topanga Canyon Boulevard in Canoga Park. Authorities said the drain cleaner ate through plastic fittings in the drain pipe.