Firefighters on Friday extinguished a fire that broke out in a restaurant in Tel Aviv's landmark Azrieli Center.

No one was hurt in the blaze but some damage was caused to property. Shoppers from the floor above the restaurant were evacuated.

Around 10 A.M., visitors to the skyscrapers' shopping mall area noticed smoke billowing from the "Big Shwarma" restaurant.

	Advertisement

Eight fire engines and dozens of Magen David Adom ambulances rushed to the scene, fearing multiple casualties.

An initial inquiry suspects the conflagration was caused by a gas canister that exploded in the restaurant.

Situated on a major road junction, the 187 meter-high Azrieli Center's towers were the tallest buildings in the Middle East when completed in 1999.