Ahmedabad, July 20: A fire broke out at a showroom in a shopping mall in Gujarat's Ahmedabad city on Saturday, and there were no casualties in the incident, an official said. Rajkot Gaming Zone Fire Deaths: Raging Inferno at Mall's Gaming Zone Kills 22 People, Rescue Operation Underway (Watch Videos).
The blaze erupted at a ceramics shop on the second floor of Acropolis Mall in the Thaltej area around 9.30 am due to a short circuit, in-charge Chief Fire Officer Jayesh Khadia said. Gujarat Fire Video: Massive Blaze Erupts at Furniture Warehouse in Alipor Village, Firefighting Operations Underway.
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No evacuation was necessary as the mall was closed at the time, he said. "A firefighter and a tanker were rushed to the spot, and the blaze was brought under control after a two-hour operation," Khadia said.