A FIRE that started in the basement of a Subiaco shopping complex caused about $400,000 damage overnight.
The blaze began in a switchboard at the complex that houses Coles supermarket on the corner of Station and Hood streets about 12.10am.
A Department of Fire and Emergency Services spokesman said it was not a “razing” fire, with the damage “purely” caused by “a lot” of smoke.
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READ NOW“It took crews a long time to figure out where the smoke was coming from,” he said.
Three crews attended the incident, which was closed about three hours later.