Fire at Dolmen Mall in Clifton, Karachi

No casualty reported in the incident

KARACHI: A fire broke out at a major shopping centre located in the Karachi’s Clifton neighbourhood late Friday evening.

Firefighters, however, put out the blazes. No casualty was reported in the incident.

#Karachi #DolmenMall #Clifton pic.twitter.com/uJlhjkkCNN

— Jawwad (@al_jawwaad) June 3, 2016

Small fire at Dolmen Mall Karachi pic.twitter.com/JF2a8NOjKA

— Azhar Abbas (@AzharAbbas3) June 3, 2016

Initially, social media reports suggested the fire erupted at the food court on third floor of the Dolmen Mall in Clifton.

Dolmen mall is on fire......literally. stay safe everyone. #DolmenMallFire #Karachi pic.twitter.com/ge35kfldvi

— Ghouri (@Musabghouri) June 3, 2016

However, Clifton DSP Tariq Nawaz said the fire broke out at one of the generator rooms of the mall.

Meanwhile, according to the mall’s Twitter account, there had been a small fire in the kitchen which was extinguished.



“Everything is under control & we'll be operational soon!”

https://twitter.com/DolmenMalls/status/738763049604161536

People were evacuated while those who suffered from suffocation were shifted to nearby hospitals.

Last month, two separate fires in commercial areas of the twin cities damaged a jewellery shop and an under-construction plaza, causing losses estimated at Rs 670,000. The cause of fire was later found to be gas leakage.

Similarly, on March 23, fire erupted near Korangi Express in Karachi with heavy smoke seen kilometers away.