PIC: Mall shoppers evacuated during blaze

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. Pretoria – Hundreds of shoppers at the Silverton Mall were evacuated after the storeroom of the Shoprite retailer caught fire Thursday afternoon.

Emergency personnel who were on the scene were said to have had difficulty gaining access to the three-floor storeroom as it was filled with stock.

Five fire stations were said to have deployed 25 firefighters to control the blaze, which was believed to have started around 12.20pm on Thursday.

The fire was said to have started from the back of the shop and went on for hours as firefighters tried to gain access to the storeroom.

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