WATERLOO - Conestoga Mall has reopened after a brief evacuation prompted by a small fire in the food court just after opening on Tuesday.

Fire alarms sounded 10:07 a.m. Waterloo firefighters extinguished the fire quickly, smoke was cleared from the building and the mall was reopened at 11 a.m.

Nobody was injured, said John Percy, spokesperson for Waterloo Fire Rescue.

Damage is estimated at $10,000 at the Spring Rolls food counter, he said.

Grease ignited in a cooking pot, Percy said. That triggered an automatic fire suppression system and triggered fire alarms throughout the mall, he said.

Waterloo Regional Police were called to help control the people evacuated from the 600,000 square foot building at 550 King St. N., Waterloo.

The mall was only open an hour so it wasn't full of people yet, Percy said. That made the evacuation "manageable" as shoppers and employees gathered in the parking lots outside, he said.

The cause of the fire under investigation.

Spring Rolls will remain closed for repairs and a pre-opening inspection Waterloo Region Public Health unit, Percy said.