DUBAI: A fire broke out Saturday at an $825-million mall under construction near a stadium where Qatar plans to host some of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, authorities said. There were no immediate reports of injuries.

Qatar's Interior Ministry said on Twitter that firefighters were battling a blaze at a mall under construction near the Al-Rayan Sports Club on the western outskirts of Doha, the country's capital. That's where developers are building the Mall of Qatar, a massive shopping centre under construction since 2012 that was scheduled to open later this year.

Video on social media showed a thick black cloud of smoke rising over the mall. UrbaCon Trading & Contracting Co., the construction company building the mall, did not immediately answer a request for comment by email and a telephone message Saturday. The mall management did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The mall is planned to be some 5.4 million square feet (500,000 square metres), and to be connected to the Doha Metro. Plans call for Qatar to renovate the nearby Ahmed bin Ali Stadium to host World Cup matches.