9 buses, 2 cars gutted in Bangalore

Fire broke out in a garage in Banashankari III Stage on Monday afternoon, gutting nine buses and two cars. There were no injuries due to the fire.

The incident took place at 1pm in Chandru Garage, Gururaja Layout. Seven fire tenders rushed to the spot and doused the fire by 3pm. The police and fire department officials said preliminary investigation revealed that welding sparks caused the fire. The sparks fell on inflammable waste material in the garage, which caught fire, with the flames spreading soon. Fire department officials said a team would visit the accident site on Tuesday morning to ascertain the details of how the fire broke out. The officials said nine buses, an autorickshaw and two cars—total worth of Rs30 lakh—were gutted.

Garage-owner G Channappa Reddy has filed a complaint with Girinagar police. He stated that besides the these vehicles, other vehicles in the garage for repair work were also gutted in the incident. He said the actual loss could be ascertained only after consulting the owners of the buses.