Goods worth Rs 6 lakh gutted in bakery fire

A bakery in Banashankari 2nd Stage was gutted in a fire that broke out because of a short circuit, last night.

A bakery in Banashankari 2nd Stage was gutted in au00a0fire that broke out because of a short circuit, last night.

Three fire engines from Jayanagar and Banashankari rushed to the spot at 1.40 am and doused the fire in
20 minutes.

According to fire offficer KR Veerabadrinath said that goods worth Rs 6 lakh were destroyed in the fire.

"We received a message at 1.30 am and immediately sent fire engines to the spot . Since the bakery was closed, we had to break the lock to get in," he said.

The fire at the bakery broke out because of a short circuit.

Fortunately, police constable Indra Kumar spotted the smoke coming out from the bakery and immediately informed the fire brigade.

Thus, a major tragedy was averted, as the fire could have spread to the adjoining shops and offices.

Kumar said, "I was on night patrol when I saw heavy smoke coming out of the bakery. I instantly called the fire brigade and the local police station."

BP Sajeevan, owner of the bakery, said, "I had locked the door at 10 pm and left for the day. Around 1.50 am, I got a call from a neighbour who informed me about the fire."