Commercial building gutted in fire in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: A major fire broke out at a four-storey building in the city in the small hours of Monday, fire department officials said.
No one was injured in the incident, they said.
The building, situated on the Banasawadi Ring Road, housed a furniture shop of a prominent brand, an IT company and a coaching centre.
All the furniture and equipment in the building were reduced to ashes.
The fire fighters rushed to the spot and extinguished the blaze. They also rescued two security guards trapped there, the sources said.
Though the cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, police suspect that it happened due to a short circuit.
A transformer in front of the shop was completely burnt. Investigations are on, police said.
Bengaluru: A four-storey building on Banaswadi was engulfed in flames on Monday early morning.The structure housed a furniture store on the ground & first floors, coaching center on 2nd floor & a software company on 3rd & 4th floors. Short circuit likely to be reason for fire. https://t.co/5SAKbYYxZl pic.twitter.com/t3vQWMvHNy
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Low-intensity explosion outside Chandigarh bar-cum-lounge
Chandigarh (PTI): A low-intensity explosion occurred outside a bar-cum-lounge in the Sector 26 area of Chandigarh early on Tuesday, police said.
The explosion shattered the establishment's glass windows. No casualties were reported, they said.
CCTV camera footage from the area purported to show an unidentified person throwing something towards the bar-cum-lounge and a cloud of smoke then engulfing the place.
The police said they received a call regarding a "loud sound" from the area around 3:30 am. After inspecting the spot, the police team recovered jute rope pieces.
A team from the Central Forensic Science Laboratory collected the samples, the police said and added an investigation was underway.
