A fire on the sixth floor of the Bangalore Central Mall, off MG Road, was put off in the nick of the time by the Fire Force personnel on Tuesday evening, averting major mishap.
No one was injured, but the scene could have been tragic had the firemen not noticed the blaze from the fire station, which is diagonally opposite to the mall. The fire had broken out in the mall employees’ cafeteria-cum-storage space on the sixth floor. A short circuit had triggered the fire at around 6.45 pm. According to a fire personnel who was a part of the team to extinguish the fire, one of the personnel on duty had first noticed the rising flames. The Fire and Emergency Services immediately called the mall, which did not elicit a response. Six fire tenders were already rushed to the spot, by the time the mall staff informed the Fire Station. The fire personnel struggled for an hour to put off the fire. Within minutes, panicked customers rushed out and the mall was totally deserted. The sixth floor also housed the air condition control and exhaust fans. Charred remains on the floor and dripping soot told a story of extensive damage. The staircase to the top floor was cluttered with heaps of damaged material. All establishments in the mall, including a usually crowded pub and a restaurant were vacated. No information was made available about the extent of loss.
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