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Kolkata: Fire breaks out in South City shopping mall

A Fire Broke Out In The City’s Popular South City Shopping Mall This Morning, Hours Before It Was To Open For The Sunday Crowd. Eighteen Fire Tenders Were Pressed Into Service To Douse The Flames, Noticed At Around 9.15 AM In The False Ceiling Of The Food Court On The Third Floor Of The Mall, A Senior Police Officer Said.

PTI | Updated on: 04 Dec 2016, 02:19:58 PM
Kolkata: Fire breaks out in South City shopping mall (Picture: ANI)

Kolkata:

A fire broke out in the city’s popular South City shopping mall this morning, hours before it was to open for the Sunday crowd. Eighteen fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the flames, noticed at around 9.15 AM in the false ceiling of the food court on the third floor of the mall, a senior police officer said.

People watching movies at a multiplex inside the mall in the southern part of the city, workers of various stores as well as security guards were evacuated.

There was no report of casualty, the officer added. Power supply was cut off and fire fighters found it quite difficult to go inside the building as thick smoke engulfed the interior of the mall on posh Prince Anwar Shah Road.

Traffic was stopped in front of the mall as curious onlookers gathered there. A team from the Kolkata Police’s disaster management group also rushed to the spot.

A fibre glass wall in the food court was demolished to let the smoke out, a fire brigade officer said. State Fire and Emergency Services Minister and city Mayor Sovan Chatterjee also visited the scene.

“Fire is absolutely under control as our fire officers fought bravely to douse the fire. They are still using water to douse fire in pockets,” he said after coming out of the mall.

“Looking by the nature of it, it seems the fire was caused due to short circuit,” he added. The mall authorities have decided to keep the place closed for today.  

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First Published : 04 Dec 2016, 02:17:00 PM

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