ಮೈಸೂರು ಗುಜರಿ ಅಂಗಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅಗ್ನಿದುರಂತ ನಾಲ್ವರು ಸಜೀವ ದಹನ; ೭ ಮಂದಿಗೆ ಗಾಯ

 

ಗಾಮೆ೵ಂಟ್ಸ್ ಕಾಖಾ೵ನೆಗೆ ಬೆಂಕಿ: ಕೋಟ್ಯಂತರ ನಷ್ಟ

 

ನಿಕ್ಸ್ ಎಲೈಟ್ ಕ್ಲಬ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಬೆಂಕಿ: ವಸ್ತುಗಳು ಭಸ್ಮ

‘ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಸೆಂಟ್ರಲ್’ ಕಟ್ಟಡ ಸಮುಚ್ಛಯದ ಅಡುಗೆ ಕೊಠಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಬೆಂಕಿ

ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು: ನಗರದ ಮೆಯೊ ಹಾಲ್ ಸಮೀಪದ ‘ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಸೆಂಟ್ರಲ್’ ವಾಣಿಜ್ಯ ಸಮುಚ್ಚಯ ಕಟ್ಟಡದ ಮೇಲ್ಭಾಗದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಿದ್ದ ಅಡುಗೆ ಕೊಠಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮಂಗಳವಾರ ರಾತ್ರಿ ಅಗ್ನಿ ಅನಾಹುತ ಸಂಭವಿಸಿದ ಪರಿಣಾಮ ಲಕ್ಷಾಂತರ ರೂಪಾಯಿ ಮೌಲ್ಯದ ವಸ್ತುಗಳು ಸುಟ್ಟು ಭಸ್ಮವಾದವು.ಕಟ್ಟಡದ ಕೊನೆಯ ಅಂತಸ್ತಿನಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಅಡುಗೆ ಕೋಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ರಾತ್ರಿ 6.30ರ ಸುಮಾರಿಗೆ ಬೆಂಕಿ ಹೊತ್ತಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದರಿಂದ ಆತಂಕಗೊಂಡ ಗ್ರಾಹಕರು ಹಾಗೂ ಸಿಬ್ಬಂದಿ ಪ್ರಾಣ ಭಯದಿಂದ ಓಡಲಾರಂಭಿಸಿ, ನೂಕು ನುಗ್ಗಲು ಉಂಟಾಗಿ ಹಲವರು ಗಾಯಗೊಂಡರು. ವಾಣಿಜ್ಯ ಸಮುಚ್ಚಯದ ಸಿಬ್ಬಂದಿ ಕಟ್ಟಡದ ಬಾಗಿಲುಗಳನ್ನು ಮುಚ್ಚಿದರಿಂದ ಗ್ರಾಹಕರು ಮತ್ತಷ್ಟು ಆತಂಕಕ್ಕೀಡಾದರು. ಕ್ಷಣ ಮಾತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಟ್ಟಡದ ತುಂಬಾ ದಟ್ಟ ಹೊಗೆ ಆವರಿಸಿದ್ದರಿಂದ ಗ್ರಾಹಕರಿಗೆ ಉಸಿರಾಡಲು ತೊಂದರೆಯಾಯಿತು. ಅಗ್ನಿಶಾಮಕ ಸಿಬ್ಬಂದಿ ಆರು ವಾಹನಗಳಲ್ಲಿಬಂದು ಬೆಂಕಿ ನಂದಿಸಿ ಒಳಗಿದ್ದವರನ್ನು ಸುರಕ್ಷಿತವಾಗಿ ಹೊರಗೆ ಕರೆತಂದರು. ‘ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ ಶಾರ್ಟ್ ಸರ್ಕಿಟ್ ಅಥವಾ ಅಡುಗೆ ಕೊಠಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಉರಿಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಸ್ಟೌಗಳಿಂದ ಬೆಂಕಿ ಹೊತ್ತಿಕೊಂಡಿರುವ ಸಾಧ್ಯತೆ ಇದೆ. ಅಗ್ನಿ ಅನಾಹುತದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಭವಿಸಿರುವ ನಷ್ಟದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ನಿಖರ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ಲಭ್ಯವಾಗಿಲ್ಲ’ ಎಂದು ಅಗ್ನಿಶಾಮಕ ಮತ್ತು ತುರ್ತುಸೇವೆ ಇಲಾಖೆ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ ಬಿ.ಜಿ.ಚಂಗಪ್ಪ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ನೀಡಿದರು.ಕಾನೂನು ಬಾಹಿರ:ಪರಿಶೀಲನೆ ನಡೆಸಿ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮ ಪ್ರತಿನಿಧಿಗಳ ಜತೆ ಮಾತನಾಡಿದ ಅಗ್ನಿಶಾಮಕ ಮತ್ತು ತುರ್ತುಸೇವೆ ಇಲಾಖೆಯ ಐಜಿಪಿ ಪಿ.ಎಸ್.ಸಂದು ಅವರು ‘ಕಾನೂನು ಉಲ್ಲಂಘಿಸಿ ಆರನೇ ಅಂತಸ್ತಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಅನಧಿಕೃತವಾಗಿ ಅಡುಗೆ ಕೊಠಡಿ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದೆ’ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದರು.

Fire in the mall

A fire on the sixth floor of the Bangalore Central Mall, off MG Road, was put off in the nick of the time by the Fire Force personnel on Tuesday evening, averting major mishap.

No one was injured, but the scene could have been tragic had the firemen not noticed the blaze from the fire station, which is diagonally opposite to the mall. The fire had broken out in the mall employees’ cafeteria-cum-storage space on the sixth floor. A short circuit had triggered the fire at around 6.45 pm. According to a fire personnel who was a part of the team to extinguish the fire, one of the personnel on duty had first noticed the rising flames. The Fire and Emergency Services immediately called the mall, which did not elicit a response. Six fire tenders were already rushed to the spot, by the time the mall staff informed the Fire Station. The fire personnel struggled for an hour to put off the fire. Within minutes, panicked customers rushed out and the mall was totally deserted. The sixth floor also housed the air condition control and exhaust fans. Charred remains on the floor and dripping soot told a story of extensive damage. The staircase to the top floor was cluttered with heaps of damaged material. All establishments in the mall, including a usually crowded pub and a restaurant were vacated. No information was made available about the extent of loss.

೫ನೇ ಅಂತಸ್ತಿನ ಕಟ್ಟಡಕ್ಕೆ ಬೆಂಕಿ: ಭಾರಿ ಹಾನಿ

 

Fire at multiplex, man found dead

 

Gutted: The hall of Innovative Multiplex at Marathahalli in Bangalore that was destroyed in fire early on Wednesday.

BANGALORE: Fire broke out at Innovative Multiplex, Marathahalli, in the early hours of Wednesday and completely gutted one of the halls. A 35-year-old man was found dead in a generator room of the multiplex. The cause of death is yet to be ascertained. The fire broke out just an hour after the screening of the last show was over at 1 a.m. The security guard at the multiplex saw fire in an air-conditioner duct in Screen 2 of the multiplex. He called multiplex supervisor Shivasanga, a trained fire-fighter, who could not control the spread of the fire. The Fire and Emergency Services personnel came to the spot around 3 a.m., when most of Screen 2 had been burnt and the fire was spreading to Screen 1. “The fire had totally burnt the theatre, including the screen and seats in Screen 2. We cooled the area involved in the fire and put it out around 6 a.m. We made use of the water hydrants available in the multiplex,” said Chief Fire Officer Erappa, who supervised the operations.

Investigations are on to find the cause of fire.

While winding up the operations, the police found the dead person. The police identified him as Velu (38), a canteen attendant. “He was fast asleep in the room, which is far away from the place of fire. The cause of his death is yet to be ascertained,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (South East) B.N.S. Reddy.

This is for the first time that fire has broke out in a multiplex.

Many film buffs and other visitors to Forum Mall in Koramangala panicked following a fire that fire broke out in the kitchens of the Transit Food Court on the second floor of the building.

Shop catches fire

DH News Service, Bangalore:
Two fire mishaps have been reported in the City since Friday. A spare parts shop - MG Motors on Cock Burn Road was gutted in a fire, on Friday evening. According to police, a few people who noticed thick smoke inside the locked shop informed the police. Fire force personnel rushed to the spot. Six fire tenders and 40 firemen took nearly an hour to put out the fire. The entire area was plunged into darkness due to power failure, following the mishap. Electric short circuit is said to be the reason, police said. The loss in the mishap is yet to be estimated. Meanwhile, in another incident, fire broke open in a old garage on 9th Cross at Cubbonpet and nearly 11 fire tenders battled the flames for more than four hours on Friday morning. Ulsoor Gate police said, around 9 am, passersby noticed thick flames coming out of the old garage and alerted the Fire Force. Short circuit is said to be reason and the loss is estimated around Rs 5 lakh.

Disaster averted at Forum Mall

Disaster averted at Forum Mall DH News Service,Bangalore: Alert staff at Forum Mall in Koramangala prevented a major fire mishap on Monday late evening, which could have turned Republic Day into a tragedy.

The incident occurred at around 6.20 pm at the exhaust chamber of the food court on fourth floor, where a cable caught fire and the flames began to spread rapidly. The food court employees who saw the fire immediately alerted the security and in turn, the fire force.

None injured

Four fire tenders were pressed into the service in no time and brought the fire under control. Public in the Mall, including those in the multiplex were evacuated from the spot immediately. There was no loss of life or injury in the incident. The damage caused is being ascertained. Thick smoke and burnt smell of wire and plastic replaced the aroma of freshners and perfumes. K G Chengappa, Director Fire and Emergency Service, who visited the spot, said the reason for the fire accident could be short circuit, but is yet to be ascertained. He said that the building being equipped with suitable fire fighting equipment helped the fire department to control damages to a greater extent. The food court at the mall received most of the damage as one of the kitchen was on fire and the firemen fought for more than four hours to control it. The smoke which spread through the aqua ducts filled the entire building making things difficult for the firemen as well as the security. The electric contractor who arrived on the spot advised the building management not to switch on the power until the area dries out completely. The Adugodi and Jayanagar police, who rushed to the spot, evacuated the visitors to the mall. To avoid panic among the people, they ensured that all the ten exits, including the emergency exits, were kept open. The police said that within 20 minutes the entire mall with a capacity of over 20,000 was empty. Sensing the danger the neighbouring petrol bunk was closed temporarily, while many of the visitors had left behind their vehicles and returned only later in the night to take them back. S Ravi, DCP south, Nissar Ahmed, IGP, Fire and Emergency Service, ACP Ramesh Chandra visited the spot.

Fire in food court at Forum Mall causes panic

Inspection: Fire and Emergency Services personnel assessing the damage after a fire broke out at the food court in the Forum Mall in Bangalore on Monday,

Bangalore: A fire that broke out in one of the kitchens of the Transit Food Court on the second floor of Forum Mall in Koramangala on Monday evening caused panic and tension in the area.Though nobody was injured in the accident and the exact extent of loss is yet to be estimated, sources said goods worth lakhs of rupees have been damaged. The resultant panic created a stampede-like situation with people running helter–skelter in an attempt to move out of the mall. This also affected traffic movement on Hosur Road and all other connecting roads till late in the night. Monday being a holiday, the mall was crowded. While the police and officials from the Fire and Emergency Services suspected that gas leakage in one of the kitchens of the food court could have caused the fire, Mohammed Ali, incharge of Forum Mall, said the fire broke out after a coil burnt inside the air handling unit of the airconditioning equipment in the food court. All power connections were immediately disconnected, Mr Ali said. Though the fire was first noticed around 6.30 p.m., the process of putting it out began only after personnel from the Fire and Emergency Services arrived on the spot almost an hour later. Official sources said though the mall had fire hydrants and fire extinguishers on every floor, none of the employees bothered to switch them on soon after the fire was noticed. “The mall has 200 employees deployed for house-keeping and maintenance apart from those employed by the owners of the commercial establishments and shops. But none of them are trained in safety measures. They should have used the fire safety equipment in the mall soon after the fire was noticed,” the sources said. It took nearly one and half hours for the police to vacate the mall, including those from the multiplex. Those who had parked their vehicles in the basement of the complex were stranded near the mall as the police barricaded the entire area. The police did not allow the vehicle owners to take out their vehicles from the parking lot as they were not sure which portion of the mall had been damaged the worst. “We do not want to take any chances. A detailed inspection of the building will be carried out by officials from the Department of Factories and Boilers, Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and fire services after which a decision on whether to demolish the damaged portion or repair it will be taken,” a senior police official said. Subashini Navaratnam, who was in the food court in the mall, said she had ordered for food and was sitting in the lounge with her friend. “I did not realise there was a fire till people started screaming and running out. The electric escalators had stopped functioning and all of us started climbing down the stairs. It was a stampede-like situation but luckily none of us were hurt,” she said. M. Mahadevan, an advocate, who was celebrating a personal occasion with his senior in the food court, said he did not realise what was happening for a moment. “People were running helter-skelter and everyone was moving towards the exit. Someone told me there was a fire. But we did not panic,” he said.