KUALA LUMPUR: Fire broke out at a shop lot at the Mid Valley Megamall shopping complex around 8.30pm today.
The fire was believed to have started in a room inside the shop located on the third floor of the mall.
It broke out after a fax machine in the room caught fire. However, it was swiftly brought under control.
No casualties were reported.
Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department director, Khirudin Drahman said the department was alerted to the fire at 8.24pm and the team arrived at the location at 8.38pm.
“The department was alerted when we received a distress call from the public after the fire alarm at the shopping mall was sounded.
“Checks by the Fire and Rescue Department showed that the fire started in a room in the 3rd floor and was immediately brought under control,” he said.
A witness at the scene told the New Straits Times that a woman had fell and passed out along the corridor as she was trying to get out of the building.
"It is believed that she panicked when she heard the smoke alarm go off," he said.
The woman has been sent to Universiti Malaya Medical Centre for further treatment.