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Soaring heat in Bangalore causes fires
Updated On: 22 February, 2010 10:28 AM IST | | Vinod Kumar T and Nolan Pinto
A spate of fire incidents are being reported on a daily basis, thanks to the scorching summer heat
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A spate of fire incidents are being reported on a daily basis, thanks to the scorching summer heat
Soaring temperatures in the city have brought along bush fires, set vehicles ablaze and led to short-circuits, which have kept the city firemen on their toes with as many as 10 fire incidents being reported each day.
On Sunday, at 33 degrees, it seemed to be the turn of Cubbon Park. Had it not been for an NGO worker Srikanth's quick-witted response, one of the city's oldest gardens would have gone up in flames.
Grove in flames
At around 6.30 pm, the part of the park that has a bamboo grove was engulfed in flames. Srikanth, who was leaving the park after work, noticed the flames and called 108. The fire tenders arrived within 10 minutes from High Ground Fire Station and doused the fire by 7.10 pm. "There was no property loss and nobody got injured," said Srikanth.
Soaring temperatures in the city have brought along bush fires, set vehicles ablaze and led to short-circuits, which have kept the city firemen on their toes with as many as 10 fire incidents being reported each day.
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Aag hi aag: Srikanth who first reported the fire, which broke in Cubbon Park yesterday evening |
On Sunday, at 33 degrees, it seemed to be the turn of Cubbon Park. Had it not been for an NGO worker Srikanth's quick-witted response, one of the city's oldest gardens would have gone up in flames.
Grove in flames
At around 6.30 pm, the part of the park that has a bamboo grove was engulfed in flames. Srikanth, who was leaving the park after work, noticed the flames and called 108. The fire tenders arrived within 10 minutes from High Ground Fire Station and doused the fire by 7.10 pm. "There was no property loss and nobody got injured," said Srikanth.
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