Kapu: A major fire broke out at the branch office of corporation bank near Mangaluru bus stand on NH 66 on Tuesday night. The fire mishap has incurred huge loss.

It has been learnt that many items including the bank's furniture and computers were gutted in the incident. However, documents and the locker have not been damaged.

Locals alerted the police and firefighters, as soon as they noticed the fire. The fire tenders rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control.

An electrical short circuit is suspected to be the cause of the mishap.

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Baghdad: An attack has reportedly taken place on the Balad Airbase located in Salahuddin province, about 100 kilometers north of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. The incident was reported by Al Jazeera, citing the Kurdistan24 news network based in Baghdad.
 
The Balad Airbase, which was used by the United States during the Iraq war, is one of the largest airbases in the country. According to earlier reports by Iran's Tasnim news agency, two loud explosions were heard at the base. However, there have been no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
 
In a related development, a suspected drone strike targeted the former U.S. Victory Base Complex near Baghdad International Airport, Tasnim reported, quoting informed sources.
 
Investigations are currently underway, and security forces remain on high alert in the region following these developments, which come amid heightened tensions in the region.