Firefighters contain fire at New World Supermarket in Raiwasa

By Vijay Narayan and Lena Reece

14/02/2019

Fire broke out at New World Supermarket this morning [Photo: Supplied]

Firefighters have managed to contain a fire at New World Supermarket in Shalimar Street in Raiwasa.

The fire started before 8 this morning.

Police had confirmed that all the staff of New World had been evacuated from the building.

Police had also cordoned off the area as a precautionary measure as there are gas cylinders close to the entrance of the supermarket.

Two fire trucks were at the scene.

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