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GILBERT, AZ \u2014 Several businesses were impacted after Gilbert Fire & Rescue ordered a full evacuation of a building near Gilbert and Guadalupe roads earlier this week. Fire crews said it followed months of fire code concerns and a structural assessment that identified significant safety risks.<\/p>\n

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Gilbert Fire & Rescue says concerns about the property date back to December 2025, when inspectors first identified fire code violations requiring corrections. <\/p>\n

Over the next several months, officials say they conducted multiple follow-up inspections while working with the property owner to address those concerns. According to the fire department, most of those violations remained unaddressed.<\/p>\n

Fire crews said after multiple inspections and repeated efforts to work with the owner to resolve those concerns, they were preparing to issue citations. <\/p>\n

However, before those citations were finalized, Gilbert Fire and Rescue said the Town received an independent architectural assessment in late May that identified significant structural issues, including a leaning east wall and conditions posing significant safety risks.<\/p>\n

Gilbert Fire & Rescue Chief Rob Duggan said the assessment confirmed what officials had feared.<\/p>\n

“We read it, and it confirmed what we were concerned about, which was that there were structural instabilities with the property,\u201d Chief Duggan said.<\/p>\n

Following an additional inspection, officials said they determined the property posed an immediate safety risk and ordered tenants to evacuate.<\/p>\n

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“We ultimately made the decision this was an imminent threat to the public, and that’s when we took the action, we did to evacuate the building,” Duggan said.<\/p>\n

The closure impacted several businesses, leaving owners and employees searching for answers.<\/p>\n

Jodi Hall, owner of Salon Styles, is among those affected.<\/p>\n

“It’s been a little overwhelming and you know, I’m not sure what we’re going to do. We’re gonna have to find a new space and we’re having to do that now,” Hall said.<\/p>\n

ABC15 talked to the property owner by phone. He said they are \u201csettling the matter and the place will be open pretty soon.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gilbert Fire & Rescue says the next step is receiving a structural engineering report from the property owner.<\/p>\n

“At this point, it’s really on the building owner to provide us that document and that document will set the table for whatever steps are next,” Duggan said.<\/p>\n

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