Fire at Kalanswa Shopping Mall, October 16, 2021(Credit: Israel Fire and Rescue Services)
A massive fire broke out on Saturday at the Jade Center shopping mall in Kalansuva, central Israel, causing the second floor of the building to collapse, and the rest were deliberately destroyed by fire and rescue teams in an effort to prevent the fire. spreading further.
Army Radio reported that the fire started in the early hours of Saturday afternoon and preliminary assessment suggested that the fire started during maintenance work, which was going on on the second floor.
Seven people, including a police officer, were injured in a massive evacuation of shoppers by Israel Police officers and Israel Fire and Rescue Services amid ongoing efforts to extinguish the fire.
Fire breaks out in a shopping complex in Kalansawa, fire extinguishers are having trouble reaching the spot pic.twitter.com/n9U7RZ9di4— Glatz (@GLZRadio) 16 October 2021
The top floor of the building collapsed after an hour, raising fears that the ground floor would do the same, and as a result, firefighters took precautions and focused only on extinguishing the outdoor flames.
However, they later destroyed the entire structure in an attempt to contain the flames and prevent them from spreading to the gas canisters placed on the first floor.
A total of 25 fire brigade teams and three fire brigade cranes worked on the spot to douse the blaze and brought it under control shortly before 6 pm on Saturday.