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Mangalore: 4000 Storage Boxes Engulfed in Fire at Bunder, Loss Worth Lacs Reported

  •   Tue, Mar 06 2012 05:53:45 PM

Mangalore: Fire Engulfs 4000 Storage Boxes at Bunder, Loss Estimated at Rs 25 Lac

Pics: Ramesh Pandith
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (PS)

Mangalore, Mar 6: In yet another fire incident reported in the city, around 4000 storage boxes caught fire at Bunder here on Tuesday March 6, between 3.30 and 4 am.

The estimated loss has been put at Rs 25 lac. The boxes belong to 25 parties, who used them to store and transport fish. The boxes were kept in the open area near the toilet.

The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.

This is the third such fire incident reported from the spot. Fire had erupted two years ago and also last year in the same area, though the loss had not been so huge.

Pandeshwar fire station rushed to the spot and doused the fire.
  

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  • Don, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 07 2012

    The Boxes Has been kept open near the Toilet ... What a good Sanitization. and how much clean fish and bactiria less fish we are eating ha? when we see this area it don't look clean. Mangalore maha naraka oops maha nagara palike please keep eye on this side too.. don't just come after something happens like you guys rushed the spot after childrens got sick eating school food.

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  • Joel, Mangalore/Bangalore

    Wed, Mar 07 2012

    Is it something to do with the Insurance?? when things get old people do these kind of things to claim the insurance.

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  • Evans Christopher Sumitra, Udupi/New York, USA

    Wed, Mar 07 2012

    It is unbelievable that 4000 storage boxes were destroyed in a fire. It is a huge loss for the owners of the plastic boxes. I feel something is fishy about this incident and police should probe and get hold of the persons who did this. The pictures clicked by Ramesh Pandith of Daijiworld shows a sorry sight. Luckily no houses nearby was destroyed and also no body was injured.

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  • Max and Jessie Rasquinha, Mangalore, Houston/Dallas

    Wed, Mar 07 2012

    Fishing industry of Mangalore obviously brings hundreds of crores of revenue plus creates thousands of jobs from the fishermen to the auctioneers, sellers and distributors. From the mere outlook at Bunder although the industry portrays a primitive nature of business with lack of hygiene and lack of organization, yet the industry provides fish for a vast population throughout the region.

    The series of fire incidents must be taken into serious consideration by the Government officials because the fishing industry must be creating a large chunk of tax revenues for the government. Safety, security, surveilance as well as health and hygeine are all part and portion of the Government responsibility because the consistency and stability of fishing industry helps tens of thousands of people in the region in their daily diet.

    Witnessing dozens of fishing boats bringing tons of fresh fish every day alongside the Bunder harbour is not only a fascinating scene but also a success story that is worth nerrating.

    It is our sincere hope therefore that the Government will review all the safety standards in and around Bunbder so that the fishermen will not only earn their daily livelihood but also help the local industry and the local population in the daily fish needs. If we from a distance share our concern over the fire hazards we can imagine how the local population in Mangalooru feels about the sad incidence of the fire hazard. Thank you.

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