Smoke from restaurant causes panic at Saket mall

According to staff at the restaurant, the smoke was noticed around 2 pm. “Smoke started to emanate from the chimney and spread across the mall. Those in the restaurant got scared. However, we ensured that they evacuated the place immediately. The cooks reportedly put excess  coal into the wooden oven which caused the smoke. To douse it, they sprayed water leading to more smoke. There was no fire,” a restaurant official said.

The mall’s CEO Yogensh Sharma said, “We dispatched two teams — one to check the cause of the fire and the other to evacuate people. We also directed parking staff to not let vehicles in.”

No fire tenders were called in. “We checked the CCTV footage. Since there was no fire or casualty, no case was registered. It is an internal matter,” a police officer said.