36 cars worth R 1.5 cr gutted

In all 36 cars worth Rs 1.5 crore were gutted in an accidental fire in a stock yard in Hebbal Industrial Area in the city on Sunday.

Fire erupted around 2.30 pm at the yard belonging to ‘Urs Kar’ a dealer of Tata and Fiat companies where about 130 cars had been parked.However, there are mixed versions about the cause of the mishap. According to the security personnel of the yard the spark that triggered from the bursting of transformer caused the fire. While officials doubt that it may have happened due to heat in the yard comprising dried weeds and shrubs. Fire was put down in an hour by the fire personnel. Metagalli police have registered a case.