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Video: Firefighters contain blaze in Sharjah mall

Sharjah Civil Defence units arrive at Sharjah's Sahara Mall.

Civil Defence doused the fire within minutes.

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By Team KT

Published: Sat 22 Apr 2017, 10:51 PM

A fire broke out in Sharjah's Sahara Centre on Friday night.
Sharjah Civil Defense immediately reached the site of the fire and quickly contained it, preventing it from spreading through the mall and causing any further damage.
According to initial details, the entire operation took 30 minutes, including arriving at the site within two minutes, dousing the fire in 10 minutes followed by a 20-minute cooling operation.
All shops were closed due to the thick smoke billowing from the blaze.
Lieutenant-Colonel Sami Al Naqbi, Director of Sharjah Civil Defence said that the fire was caused by an electrical short circuit in one of the suction fans in a restaurant inside the mall.









Al Naqbi described the fire as minor.
- amira@khaleejtimes.com, afkar@khaleejtimes.com
(Videos/Photos: M. Sajjad, Shihab, Abhishek Sengupta)

People were immediately evacuated by the Civil Defence after the fire broke out in the mall.
Initial scenes of the fire at Sahara Mall.
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Published: Sat 22 Apr 2017, 10:51 PM

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