The Xidan fire happened here at the Xidan Shopping Center's street-front stores. Today, after the 119 emergency services received the fire alarm, following an hour of strenuous firefighting efforts, the big fire has now been extinguished. [Repost] A fire occurred at the Xidan Shopping Center in Beijing. Xidan Fire: In the early hours of today, a food store on the first floor of the Xidan Shopping Center caught fire and started smoking. The fire quickly spread, causing several shops on the first floor of the building to be successively affected.