India, Dec. 28 -- A fire broke out at City Mall on New Link Road near PVR Cinema in Andheri west on Saturday afternoon, leading to partial evacuation of people and a temporary shutdown of electricity at the premises. The incident was reported to the Mumbai fire brigade at 2.20pm, after which fire tenders brought the blaze under control by 3.03pm.

Civic officers said the fire originated in a duct on the top storey of the mall, with no smoke permeating the mall's internal areas, and no injuries reported.

As a precautionary measure, power supply to the mall was cut, following which visitors and staff began moving out, while some were formally evacuated during the firefighting operation. "The cause of the fire is yet to be determined," a fi...