Bantwala, July 15: Fire broke out in a bank due to short circuit at Melkar here on Sunday and caused heavy damage.

The fire broke out at Vishwakarma Seva Sahakari Bank at a private building at Melkar Junction. As a result, computers, electronic equipment, documents and files of the banks and other materials were gutted in the fire causing a loss of worth lakhs.

Noticing the smoke and fire flames from the windows of the building, local people informed the fire brigade which rushed to the spot and doused the fire. It is suspected that the fire might have broke out due to short circuit.

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Bareilly (UP), Nov 24: Three people died when their car fell into the Ramganga river from a partially constructed bridge here on Sunday, police said, adding that they suspect the driver was misled by its navigation system into taking the unsafe route.

The accident occurred around 10 am on the Khalpur-Dataganj road when the victims were travelling from Bareilly to Dataganj in the Badaun district, they said.

"Earlier this year, floods had caused the front portion of the bridge to collapse into the river, but this change had not been updated in the system," Circle Officer Ashutosh Shivam said.

The driver was using a navigation system and did not realise that the bridge was unsafe, driving the car off the damaged section, the police said.

There were no safety barriers or warning signs on the approach to the damaged bridge, leading to the fatal accident, Shivam said.

Upon receiving information, police teams from Faridpur, Bareilly and Dataganj police station rushed to the spot. They recovered the vehicle and the bodies from the river, Shivam added.

The circle officer said that bodies had been sent for post-mortem. Further investigation into the matter is underway.