Mangalore: Huge fire erupts on open land at Bondel
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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (BG)
Mangalore, Feb 1: A huge fire erupted at a piece of land opposite St Lawrence Church at Bondel here on Saturday February 1.
The cause of the fire is not yet ascertained, but as land was full of dry grass and shrubs, the fire spread quickly throughout the land.
Passersby who noticed the fire informed the fire brigade.
As the fire engine could not reach over to the entire area, the personnel brought water in buckets and tumblers from a nearby house to extinguish the fire. The neighbours also helped.
After much effort, the fire personnel were able to douse the raging flames.
The land belongs to Cardinal Energy company based in Mumbai, sources said.
The fire spread across 15 acres of the 40 acres of the land owned by the company, it is said.