India, May 21 -- A fire broke out early Thursday morning inside a cinema at Pacific Mall near Kaushambi in Ghaziabad and was completely doused within an hour, fire department officials said.

Officials said they received information about the blaze around 7.21am, following which multiple fire tenders were rushed to the mall.

Rahul Pal, chief fire officer (CFO), said the fire started in the projector room of the cinema located on the third floor of the mall.

"The fire started in the projector room of the cinema, possibly due to a suspected short circuit. Some portions of the auditorium also suffered damage. Since there were no visitors early morning, no loss of life or any injury was reported. The firefighting systems in the mall were fu...