Kolkata, Oct 3 (IANS) A fire broke out in a shopping mall in the city’s satellite township Salt Lake on Thursday.
Thick black smoke was seen billowing out of the basement of the mall which has been evacuated.
There are no reports of any casualty or injury, police said.
Nine fire tenders are at the spot fighting the blaze.
“After the fire alarm went off, all those then in the mall were brought out. There is nobody inside now,” said a security guard.
Some eyewitnesses claimed several vehicles parked in the basement were damaged.
–IANS
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