Riyadh: Huge fire gutted a shopping mall on the northern corniche in the province of Jazan.
Twelve Civil Defence firefighting units struggled to put out the blaze which could have engulfed all the mall and spread to neighbouring businesses.
According to a report in Arabic daily Sabq, traffic police patrols blocked all the roads leading to the mall as thick columns of smoke were seen billowing from Central Mart.
A fireman suffered injuries in his shoulder and was taken to hospital for treatment.