Bantwal: Fire mishap due to short circuit in house, Rs 6-lakh loss estimated
Bantwal: Following an accidental fire in their tiled house on Friday night, Sundari and Shubha Anand Banjan of Devandabettu in Kallige village of the taluk incurred a loss worth Rs 6 lakh.
A short circuit in the electricity line in the house is said to have caused the fire at around 10:15 pm on Friday.
The staff members of the fire brigade and hastened to the site and put out the fire, preventing any further damage, said sources.
Fire brigade officer Purushottam as well as Rohit and Prasad were accompanied by home guards Jaiganesh and driver Kiran Kumar in dousing the fire.
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Youth drowns in Durga falls in Karkala
Udupi (Karnataka), Nov 28: A 19-year-old boy drowned on Thursday while bathing in Durga falls near Karkala, police said.
According to police, a group of seven college students arrived at the falls and were taking bath.
In the afternoon, Joyal Dias slipped and fell into the deep gorge while trying to get into the water to take bath.
When Karkala rural police reached the location, they launched a search. After much effort, they were able to locate and retrieve the body.
Further investigation is on, police said.
