20150809 India Fire in thane mall
India Aug 09 2015 “Other”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 0 or unknown Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Fire in thane mall
Updated: 2015-08-09-11:22
A fire, believed to have been triggered by a short circuit, broke out in the chimney of a restaurant of Korum mall on Sunday night.
Almost the entire second floor level of the mall where the restaurant was located was enveloped in smoke. The incident occurred around 9:30pm. Luckily, no casualties were reported as the mall security immediately evacuated the premises.
There were around 1,500 people on the floor when the incident occurred, informed Santosh Kadam of the disaster management cell of TMC. there was a sale offer at the mall that had attracted more people. Luckily, the incident occurred during the closing time so there wasn’t much crowd. The Wagle estate fire officials rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control.
The fire officials are yet to ascertain the exact cause of the fire.
Web Source: The times of India
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