Fire in Bangalore’s Military Canteen; no casualties
by nishal lama 23. March 2010
A massive fire engulfed the second floor of the Army canteen on M.G. Road at Trinity Circle in Bangalore today afternoon. Cause of the fire is yet to confirmed, but there were rumors that the presence of liquor bottles aggravated the fire that broke at 4:10 pm today afternoon. Authorities, however, negate the rumor. Speaking about the incident, Police Commissioner Shankar Bidari said, “The cause of the fire will be found only after a thorough examination of the place. For now, we will have to lodge a complain of an accidental fire at the Ulsoor Police Station. He added, “There were no liquor bottles found, so it wasn’t the liquor that aggravated the situation.”
The blaze occurred at the second floor of the CSD building, which was believed to have been packed with a lot of inflammatory objects. “There were a lot of inflammable objects, like plastics and other paper-made objects, in the room, which is why there was major loss of property,” said Bidari. He adds: “There are no casualties and no injured persons. All are safe, and the fire is well under control now.”
24 fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the fire, and the authorities now prefer to wait till they start off with their examination to know the cause of the fire. “We will have to wait till as time the accurate cause is been found out. Once we find the cause, we can then take the necessary action, but, we will have to wait till the examination gets over for that,” said Bidari. He added, “All senior fire officials were here and things were taken under control very quickly.”
Fire in Bangalore’s Military Canteen; no casualties
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