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Kasargod: Fire Breaks Out in Shop, Loss Worth Several Lacs Feared

  •   Tue, Sep 27 2011 03:06:26 PM

Kasargod: Fire Breaks Out in Shop, Loss Worth Several Lacs Feared
 
Pics: Stephen Kasargod
Daijiworld Media Network – Kasargod (PS)
 
Kasargod, Sep 27: Fire broke out in a shop selling upholstery near the new bus stand here on Tuesday September 27 at around 10 am, causing huge loss of several lacs of rupees.

Shaliya Bed Centre, belonging to Uday Kumar located at Thruvatth Ciramic Road here, was completely gutted after flames engulfed the shop. Cotton beds kept inside turned to ashes.

It is suspected that the fire was sparked off by the welding work that was going on at the shop at the time of the incident.

Fire squads rushed to the spot immediately. It took them nearly an hour to douse the fire. A large crowd gathered at the site and helped the firefighters.

Two fire brigade from Kasargod and one fire engine rom Uppala doused the fire, while the locals gathered threw few beds outside the shop even though the shop is completely charred.
 
As the shop is located beside the National Highway, smoke surrounded the area disrupting traffic for some time.
 
The exact extent of the the loss is yet to be ascertained. A case in this regard has been registered in Kasargod city police station. 

  

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  • Alwyn, Mangalore

    Tue, Sep 27 2011

    In view of the recent incidents of fire and other occupational accidents occuring at our city it is the time to enforce Health & Safety regulations by concerned authorities consistantly. HS inspectors please leave out of curruption for the purpose of saving life.

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  • saifulla.H.S., GERUKATTE,ABU DHABI

    Tue, Sep 27 2011

    In my opinion that this incident may occurred by negligence people who were through the light fire of cigrate or electricity problem.

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  • Arman, Managalore

    Tue, Sep 27 2011

    who are these blue shirt Boys.......fire brigade ?

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  • Jaimini P.B., Manipal,Sharjah

    Tue, Sep 27 2011

    Ohh...I feel extremely sorry for the owner of the shop. His bread became ashes within a second.Hope he will recover from this shock and loss.

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  • Jawar D'Souza, m'lore/Doha

    Tue, Sep 27 2011

    Which Idiot will carry on the welding works keeping the flamable items inside the Shop. May be he wants to claim insurance money.

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  • Vasant Raj, Udupi / Abudhabi.

    Tue, Sep 27 2011

    Looks like an old building, lacking of fire safety.

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