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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (DV)
Mangaluru, Sep 2: A readymade garment shop at Market Road in the city caught fire on the evening of Wednesday September 2, reportedly due to short circuit.
The shop, Bharath Collections, belongs to Hari Singh, and is located on the first floor of Jayanti complex.
Sources in the fire department said that the prima facie, the cause for the fire seemed to be short circuit.
Three fire tenders - two from Pandeshwar and one from Kadri - rushed to the spot.
Due to lack of ventilation in the shop, there was thick smoke and fire fighters faced difficulty in getting into the shop. Finally, they managed to get inside by wearing masks and doused the fire after some efforts.
The extent of loss is yet to be ascertained, but sources said that the loss was not much.
Pandeshwar police have registered a case.