LA GRANGE PARK, IL – The Dollar Tree store in La Grange Park has been ordered closed for the time being after a car crashed into it, a village official said Tuesday.
The vehicle recently hit the store’s second exit, Village Manager Julia Cedillo said in an email to Patch.
Under the fire code, the store must have two ways for people to exit, she said.
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To reopen, the store must fix the damage permanently or repair the problem temporarily until the work gets done, Cedillo said.
Dollar Tree must stabilize the exterior wall and the area above the exit door, so the public is safe, she said.
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“A second egress has to be re-established – so either the temporary fix has to include an exit door or some other exit must be identified and approved per the code,” the manager said. “The folks involved are trying to figure that out at this time.”
Dollar Tree, 355 S. La Grange Road, opened about six years ago.
Virginia-based Dollar Tree Inc. owns thousands of stores across the country. The company’s public relations department did not return a message for comment Tuesday.
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