Clogged chimney sparks fire at Mall

Mangalore | Thursday | 21st February, 2019

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However, timely intervention from mall staff averted a major tragedy T N Shivashankar, chief fire officer, told TOI that around 11.30am, the fire centre was alerted about the incident at the mall. The incident looked major due to the thick smoke billowing from the shop. Mangaluru: A major fire that broke out at the food court of City Centre Mall on KS Rao Road here on Thursday left two people with minor injuries.According to sources from the fire department, fire with thick smoke billowed out of the most frequented mall due to a faulty chimney. “We are checking the details,” he added.An employee at a juice centre at the mall said she was working inside the stall and was unware about the fire. “During inspection, we found that fire started at a chimney as it was blocked..