A new mall to serve one of Abu Dhabi's largest suburbs showed damage on Tuesday after a blaze spread through the under-construction building the previous day. Khalifa City Mall was charred and blackened but appeared to have escaped any serious structural damage. Firefighters tackled a blaze on Monday afternoon that sent thick black smoke billowing into the sky. Witnesses reported a fierce blaze encompassing a corner of a large building site, with smoke reaching high into the construction cranes. Emergency services had the fire under control by late evening. Police said there were no casualties reported. The three-level shopping centre will host about 160 shops, a cinema, a Lulu supermarket and parking for 1,700 vehicles. London-based architects Design International and Lulu Group, which will operate the mall, have been contacted for comment.