Thane: A mysterious fire engulfed a shoe store located on the first floor of the Hypercity Mall along Ghodbunder Road in Thane on Tuesday morning. No one was injured in the incident as the fire started when the mall was yet to begin operations. However, a huge cache of shoes stocked inside the store was destroyed, the initial probe revealed.
The fire broke out sometime around 7am and started spreading. A few local residents and passersby noticed dense smoke billowing out of one of the outlets located on the first floor of the mall and alerted the rescue teams. The teams rushed to the spot and began dousing the blaze.
“The teams managed to contain the blaze to the store that suffered extensive damage to the contents stocked inside. The cause of the blaze will be investigated,” Yasin Tadvi, in charge at the Thane RDMC, said.
