Hundreds of individuals have been evacuated after a large blaze broke out at a procuring centre in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad.
The fireplace erupted on the Centaurus mall, situated within the coronary heart of town, on Sunday, sending big plumes of black smoke billowing from the constructing.
Crowds of terrified customers have been seen operating down escalators to flee in scenes of panic shared on social media.
Islamabad Police mentioned rescue groups pulled out folks trapped within the mall by way of a rear entrance earlier than finishing up a search operation contained in the constructing.
A helicopter crew was additionally dispatched to assist the rescue efforts and cease the flames spreading to different flooring of the constructing.
Everyone inside has now been dropped at security and no casualties have been reported.
“The fire inside the mall has been brought under control and no shop was damaged,” the drive mentioned in an announcement posted on Twitter.
The space has now been sealed off pending an investigation into the reason for the blaze.
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The four-storey shopping center has greater than 250 shops and welcomes 11million guests yearly.
The Centaurus constructing, designed by British architectural agency, WS Atkins, additionally homes a 36-floor resort and three 23-floor residential and workplace towers, along with a money and keep it up the bottom flooring and meals courts on the highest.
Source: information.sky.com”