WATCH: Black smoke billows from fire at Durban's Gateway shopping centre
Shoppers at the Gateway mall in Durban were evacuated after one of the shops caught fire on Wednesday afternoon. Fire at Gateway Mall in UmhlangaWATCH: Thick smoke rises from the Gateway Mall in Umhlanga, north of Durban as firefighters battle a fire in the food court area. Posted by Times LIVE on Wednesday, June 22, 2016"The fire‚ which has broken out in the food court area‚ is believed to have started in an extractor system of one of the fast food outlets‚" Emergency services Marshall Security spokesman Kyle van Reenan said.Two people killed in Tshwane election campaign violence"The affected area of the mall has been evacuated and no injuries have been reported thus far‚" he added. Gateway pic.twitter.com/7SA4NpMvwh — NK 47 (@Nkuleh_na) June 22, 2016asyncSeveral social media users posted pictures of the fire and commented that the fire seemed to have started near the My Diner restaurant.A Gateway Mall management spokesperson who only identified herself as Shivani said: "Yes there is fire and all the shoppers and workers have been told to evacuate the shopping centre."..
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