The cause of the fire has not yet been identified and investigations are ongoing.
The Civil Defense said in a tweet that the fire has been put out by firefighters with the help of security helicopters.
#VIDEO: A fire broke out Friday morning at Al-Dahran shopping mall in the eastern region pic.twitter.com/AnE0lxqvak
— Saudi Gazette (@Saudi_Gazette) May 13, 2022
The fire was put out promptly, it added, reporting no deaths or injuries from the incident.
Eyewitnesses reported heavy smoke visible from a distance and traffic congestion near the area as Civil Defense teams made their way to the location of the fire.
Pictures of the fire circulated under the hashtag #Dhahran_mall (translated from Arabic) and a 15-second video showing a nearby road covered in a thick layer of smoke while the fire blazed in the distance has made almost 100,000 views since Friday morning