31 March 2011
Puttur: Fire Accident in Scraps Godown
Puttur, Mar 31: After stock of old paper, waste materials etc, stored in a godown in Padil here caught fire accidentally on Wednesday March 30, the building as well as all the items stored therein were reduced into a heap of ash. The loss due to accident has been estimated at five lac rupees. The fire brigade personnel and the people living in the vicinity worked to ensure that fire did not spread to nearby buildings. The building in question was owned by Baduva Kunhi. A complaint about the accident was registered in the town police station here.
29 March 2011
Fire in stationery godown
Firemen trying to extinguish the fire that broke out in a godown near Avenue Road in Bangalore on Sunday. Bangalore: Stocked stationery was damaged after fire broke out in a godown used near the congested Raja Market on Avenue Road here on Sunday evening. No one was injured. Regional Fire Officer Ravishankar said that nine fire tenders were deployed to douse the blaze. The godown is surrounded by several other godowns and shops, and the firemen had a difficult time containing the fire. “The building was old and not equipped with fire fighting systems. Moreover, the electrical cables and devices were of poor quality,” Mr. Ravishankar said. The source of the blaze is believed to be a short circuit. The police had a tough time regulating traffic, which had to be directed away from the congested road.
Another fire
Waste material stored on the terrace of a house were gutted in another fire on the Yelahanka-Devanahalli Road in Vinayakanagar near Bagalur Cross on Sunday morning. Three fire tenders brought the blaze under control.
26 March 2011
24 March 2011
Udupi: House in Sannakkibettu Goes Up in Flames
Udupi, Mar 21: In a fire mishap that occurred at Sannakkibettu near Parkala in the taluk on Sunday March 20 evening, a house was reduced into ashes. While loss of lives was averted, loss of things worth about Rs 4.5 lac has been estimated. A house owned by Sharada Shetty was gutted in the tragedy. At the time of the accident, Sharada was alone at her house, and her children were away at work place. The neighbours, who saw flames leaping out of the roof of her house, entered the house and saved Sharada from fire. The fire brigade, which was alerted, came on the scene, and worked to douse the flames. The roof, clothes, furniture, household utensils, items in the kitchen, electrical equipments, documents etc, were destroyed in the accident. Gold and silver ornaments apart from valuables worth about Rs 2.5 lac were also consumed by the raging flames, it is gathered.
Kasargod: Tragedy Hits Stone Quarry – Three Die
Kasargod, Mar 23: In a tragic incident that occurred on Tuesday March 22 afternoon at Ennapura near Ambalattara, Kanhangad in the district, three persons died on the spot, after a huge boulder came crashing down on them. They have been identified as Aziz (30), resident of Seventh Mile, Ambalattara, Rajeevan (44), and P K Raman (45). The incident occurred when the three were working in the stone quarry owned by a person named Tamban. While two died on the spot, the third one lost his life while being taken to the hospital. Fire brigade personnel, policemen, and the general public, rushed to the spot and got engaged in relief operations. Large number of people had gathered at the quarry and the hospital. The wails of the family members of the three were heart-rending.
19 March 2011
Fire destroys sugarcane crop
Hassan: Sugarcane grown in 10 acres at Kudlur in Belur was reduced to ashes in a fire accident on Friday afternoon. The land belonged to Noche Gowda, Kenche Gowda and Mohan Kumar. Assistant Fire Officer Nanje Gowda said that the fire tenders took an hour to douse the flames. He said the fire would have spread to other areas if the fire tenders had not reached the spot minutes after the incident.
17 March 2011
Fire at SBI branch
Kolhapur: Computers, server and furniture were destroyed when a fire broke out at the branch of the State Bank of India at Udyamanagar here on Tuesday night. The fire was extinguished by personnel from fire force. The strong room and important documents were safe. The network in 110 branches of the bank was disrupted owing to the damage to the server. Electric short circuit was said to be the reason for the incident.
15 March 2011
Factory fire
BANGALORE: Fire broke out in a garment factory in Dasarahalli near Peenya on Monday. According to preliminary reports, goods consisting mainly of readymade garments, raw materials and garments for export were burnt. The exact loss can be estimated only on Tuesday, said officials of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. According to the officials, local people noticed smoke coming out of the building and alerted the fire force. Six to 10 fire tenders were rushed to the spot. About 40 firemen struggled to douse the fire and it took nearly two hours to accomplish the task.
14 March 2011
2 ships, 1 boat gut in fire mishap
Two cargo ships and a fishing boat were gutted in an accidental fire on the banks of Phalguni river at Kasaba Bengre on Sunday. The ships and boat was kept for repair. The loss has been estimated at over Rs one crore. Two vessels M S V Mustafa owned by Ali Kunhi of Amini in Lakshadweep and M S V Abbas owned by Ahammed of Kavaratti in Lakshadweep have been gutted in the mishap. The loss has been estimated at over Rs 60 lakh. A fishing boat ‘Karavali’ which was anchored adjacent to the two vessels have also been gutted in the mishap. The boat belongs to one Beefathima and the loss has been put at Rs 10 lakh. Another vessel ‘Hashmi madad’ owned by a person from Gujarath has also been damaged in the mishap. Majority of the equipment inside the vessel has been damaged, incurring a loss of Rs 30 lakh. “A shed made of coconut fronds constructed for storing the goods caught fire first which later spread to fishing boat and two vessels which were anchored nearby. Though the locals tried to douse the fire, it could not be controlled,” an eyewitness said. The repair of the vessels were under progress. As Sunday was a holiday to the workers, there were no labourers is the sight. Hence, there was no casualty. Fire Service Regional Officer Basavanna said the veseels were anchored in such a way that there was not much gap between the two. Hence, the fire could spread fast. The vessels anchored for repair should maintain distance, he said.
3 Mercantile Ships, Boat Catch Fire At Dock - Rs 1.3 Cr Loss Estimated
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Fire destroys equipment
BELLARY: Equipment and materials at five workshops were destroyed in a fire accident on Sunday morning. The loss was estimated to be around Rs. 40 lakh. Short circuit is said to be the cause of the accident. The Fire and Emergency Services Personnel, on getting the information, swung into action and controlled the fire from spreading. Health Minister B. Sriramulu visited the spot and assured the shopowners of getting adequate compensation.
11 March 2011
Five boys drown in Tavarekere lake
Death came by drowning to five school-going boys from Tavarakere on the outskirts of Bangalore here on Thursday evening, though it remains unclear whether they were out swimming in the very lake in which they met a watery end.
The tragic incident comes a week after four Bangalore youths, including a teenage girl, drowned in a Bidadi lake where they had gone to take a dip after visiting a nearby shrine. On January 28, two youths had drowned in the Hebbal lake. On March 2, four teenagers including a girl had drowned in the Nelligudde lake near Bidadi, on the outskirts of the City. In Thursday’s incident, the boys who died have been identified as I V Somashekhar, Ajith Kumar, Suhel Khan, Vishwaraj and Praveen Kumar. All aged 9 and from Class IV of a government primary school in Tavarakere, the boys’ parents are daily wage labourers. The Tavarakere police suspect the five school children did not know swimming and were perhaps playing in the water when they unmindfully went to a deeper part of the lake whose bed has many deep pits. Failing to negotiate the swirling water, they drowned. According to police sources, the five boys went to Gangammanakere after school on Thursday evening. After reaching the lake, barring Praveen, the rest took off their school uniforms and then waded into the water at the shallow end.
Frantic search
When some local residents found the uniforms by the bank, they frantically looked for the boys, but to no avail. Sensing that the boys might have drowned in the lake, the desperate residents made emergency calls to the police who reached the spot along with Fire and Emergency Service personnel and subsequently sought the assistance of a rescue team from the Fire Force staff at Mayo Hall here. A police officer suspected that except for Praveen, the other four boys left behind their school uniforms on the lake bank and entered the water.
Rescue effort
“It could be that when Praveen saw them flailing their limbs in the water and shouting for help, that he jumped into the water in an effort to rescue them,” the officer said, adding that the recovery of four sets of uniforms suggested that is what might have happened. “Only Praveen had his uniform on,” he said. According to the officer, the boys may not have attended school since their school bags were not found by the lake.
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