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==Incidents== ===Fires=== There were two [[Structure fire|fires]] that broke out in the mall. The first fire was on February 25, 2013, which started in a storage facility in the children's playground equipment store which caused the whole building to experience a [[power outage]].<ref>{{cite news | first1 = Austin | last1 = Camoens | title = Power outage and small fire trigger panic at 1 Utama shopping mall (Update) | url = https://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/2/25/nation/20130225084920&sec=nation | work = [[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]] | date = 2013-02-25 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130226034336/https://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/2/25/nation/20130225084920&sec=nation | access-date = 2021-03-08 | archive-date = 2013-02-26 }}</ref> The second fire occurred on July 11, 2014, when the fire broke out from the [[kitchen]] of one of the [[food court]]. Both fires were minor, and no casualties were reported.<ref>{{cite news | first1 = Akil | last1 = Yunus | title = Fire in 1 Utama food court, causes morning crawl along LDP | url = https://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/07/11/One-Utama-fire-causes-LDP-traffic-jam/ | work = [[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]] | date = 2014-07-11 | access-date = 2021-03-08 }}</ref> ===Crime=== In response to the abduction of [[Canny Ong]] in a shopping center in [[Bangsar]] which led to her death on June 13, 2003,<ref>{{cite news | last = Mohamed Radhi | first = Nor Ain | date = 2020-07-27 | title = #NST175 Nation horrified by Canny Ong's rape-murder | url = https://www.msn.com/en-my/news/national/nst175-nation-horrified-by-canny-ongs-rape-murder/ar-BB17dHe5 | work = [[New Straits Times]] | access-date = 2020-07-27 }}</ref> many shopping malls in [[Klang Valley]] strengthened their security in order to protect their customers, including One Utama shopping mall where the management deployed additional [[policeman|policemen]], [[guard dogs]] and [[security guards]] to patrol the mall.<ref>{{cite news | last1 = Zainal | first1 = Hanis | last2 = De Silva | first2 = Joash Ee | date = 2016-09-26 | title = Better mall security since Canny Ong murder case | url = https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2016/09/26/better-mall-security-since-canny-ong-murder-case | work = [[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]] | access-date = 2020-07-27 }}</ref> Despite this, there were several false alarms when some customers reported to police that their [[car theft|cars were stolen]], when in fact the customers forgot where they had parked their cars.<ref>{{cite news | date = 2018-01-02 | title = People's own carelessness a major factor | url = https://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2008/01/02/peoples-own-carelessness-a-major-factor | work = [[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]] | access-date = 2020-07-27 }}</ref> During [[Chinese New Year]] in 2014, a burglar stole jewellery worth RM10 million in one of the jewellery shops. The heist was planned by a [[Latin Americans|Latin American]] gang in advance before executing the burglary, which included hiding inside the mall as it closed, cutting off electricity, disabling the [[burglar alarm]] system, stealing [[CCTV]] recording units and melting safe doors using an [[oxy acetylene]] [[blowtorch|torch]].<ref>{{cite news | last = Mei Chu | first = Mei | date = 2014-02-04 | title = Jewellery Store In One Utama Robbed Of RM10 Million During CNY Holidays | url = https://says.com/my/news/wah-chan-jewellers-one-utama-robbed-of-rm1-mil-during-chinese-new-year-heist | work = [[Says Sdn Bhd|Says.my]] | access-date = 2020-07-28 }}</ref> === Suicide === A woman fell to her death from the 4th floor at the new wing on 19 May 2021. The incident happened at 1 pm. The mall emergency response team quickly handled the situation before handing it over to the police. The management of One Utama has confirmed that the police will be investigating the matter further.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-19|title=Woman Falls To Her Death From 4th Floor In 1 Utama Shopping Centre|url=https://hype.my/2021/231724/woman-falls-from-4th-floor-in-1-utama-shopping-centre/|access-date=2021-09-06|website=Hype Malaysia|language=en-US}}</ref>
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