KUALA LUMPUR: A fire broke out inside the Mid Valley Megamall Shopping Centre here today, sending thick black plumes of smoke billowing into the sky.
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Several videos and photos of the fire are being circulated on social media.
Eyewitnesses reported seeing thick smoke engulfing the structure, obstructing visibility.
A Fire and Rescue Department spokesperson when contacted said the department has received a call on the fire and were working on extinguishing the flames.
The spokesperson added the blaze occured at a Tenaga Nasional Berhad electrical substation located at the mall.
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The Kuala Lumpur Command & Control Centre's (KLCCC) Twitter page posted a photo of the fire and said two roads have been closed.
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Police are at the scene to direct traffic.
Social media is flooded with videos of the fire with the dense black smoke prominently visible.