Fire mishap at Banashankari

Blaze destroys sim cards and two computers and Rs 50,000 in cash

Blaze destroys sim cards and two computers and Rs 50,000 in cash

A fire broke out at Smartech service shop, a sim card center resulting in the loss of documents, computers and several sim cards.

The incident occurred at 11 pm in Channammana Acchukatte, Banashankari. Neighbours told this reporter that they called the fire brigade when they smelled something burning.

The fire at the store destroyed two computers and several sim cards.

A fire official said, "The fire was caused because the shop owner forgot to switch off the power supply." Two computers, documents and thousands of sim cards were burnt.
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Kalyan Kumar, the store owner, said, "The store was burnt by accident. I have incurred losses of approximately Rs 50,000."