Hoskote: Fire breaks out in shop, man dies
Bengaluru: An 18-year-old young man died after a hardware shop caught fire in Pillagumpe Industrial Area in Hoskote, Bengaluru.
The deceased has been identified as Ravi Kumar, son of the shop owner.
The incident took place on Wednesday morning when the fire broke out in the shop after a short circuit.
The shop was run Shankaracharya, a native of Malur. It was business as usual on Wednesday when Shankaracharya, his son, Ravi Kumar Acharya, 18, and an employee of the shop, Nagaraju, 25, were attending to their duties.
All of a sudden there was a loud noise and immediately both Shankaracharya and Nagaraju ran out of the shop. “The shop has two portions. Ravi Kumar had gone inside one chamber of the shop and was unable to get out. The fire engulfed the shop very soon and he was trapped,” a police official said.
Fire and Emergency Services personnel rushed to the spot and doused the fire. However, they were unable to rescue Ravi Kumar, who died in the blaze.
The Nandagudi police have registered a case and are investigating.
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Australia bundled out for 104 as India take 46-run first-innings lead
Perth (PTI): Pacer Jasprit Bumrah completed his 11th five-wicket haul in Tests as Australia were bundled out for 104 at lunch, losing the remaining three wickets in the morning session on Day 2 to give India a handy 46-run first-innings lead in the opening match here on Saturday.
For India, captain Jasprit Bumrah (5/30) was the pick of the bowlers while Mohammed Siraj (2/20) and debutant Harshit Rana (3/48) also chipped in.
It was a abject surrender from Australia, who could add just 37 runs to their overnight score of 67/7, thanks chiefly to tail-ender Mitchell Starc (26), who emerged the highest scorer for his side
Bumrah struck the first blow on Saturday, dismissing keeper-batter Alex Carey (21) off the first ball of his over as the Australian could add just two runs to his overnight score.
India were all out for 150 from 49.4 overs at the stroke of tea on Friday.
Brief Scores:
India: 150 all out in 49.4 overs vs Australia: 104 all out in 51.2 overs (Alex Carey 21, Mitchell Starc 26; Jasprit Bumrah 5/30, Harshit Rana 3/48, Mohammed Siraj 2/20).
