A fire broke out in the basement of Forum Mall in Whitefield at 9.30 pm yesterday. A short-circuit in the electricity board caused the fire, however, no casualties were reported.<br /><br />Four fire engines with 12 firefighters in tow were rushed to the mall by 10 pm.<br /><br />  <table style="width: 164px; height: 50px" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="164" border="1">  <tbody>  <tr>  <td><img alt="" src="/imagedata/2010/jun/mall2.jpg" border="0" /></td></tr>  <tr>  <td>  <p align="center"><span style="font-size: 8pt">Four fire engines rushed to Forum Mall in Whitefield last night, as a fire broke out in its basement.</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br />"We received a message about the fire at 9.50 pm and reached the mall in 10 minutes. The electricity board was completely damaged."<br /><br />Fire Inspector K Ramesh told MiD DAY, "There was no major damage caused to the mall."<br /><br />However, mall authorities denied the incident altogether. Kamal Zogi, a security guard at the mall, said, "There was no fire at the mall."<br /><br />u00a0Zogi wasn't the only one who kept mum about the fire.<br /><br />Gopa Kumar from Alert Commando, the security firm, hired by Forum Mall, said, "I don't know about any fire or damages caused by it."

A fire broke out in the basement of Forum Mall in Whitefield at 9.30 pm yesterday. A short-circuit in the electricity board caused the fire, however, no casualties were reported.

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