20120518 India Blaze ravages two shops on Commercial Street
India May 17 2012 “Building” “Stores”
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Blaze ravages two shops on Commercial Street
Updated: 2012-05-19-04:01
BANGALORE: A major fire broke out in a three-storey building on Commercial Street around 8.15pm on Friday. The building houses Western Stores, dealing in woollen wear, and Linens and Drapes, selling cloth material, toys and other accessories. The shops had closed for the day when people in adjoining shops noticed smoke billowing out of the building.
Commercial Street police initially tried to douse the blaze but when they realized it was big, they alerted the fire brigade. Two fire tenders were first rushed to the spot and based on their feedback, eight more vehicles were sent. The fire was still raging at midnight.
Commercial Street was blocked following the blaze.
Fire brigade officials said the first call came in around 9pm. “Getting inside the building is difficult as dense smoke has filled the rooms. We are trying to put out the flames from the adjacent buildings even as our rescue workers are trying to find their way in,” said a senior fire department official.
The cause is yet to be established. Though no loss of life was reported, the worth of property damaged is likely to run into crores of rupees.
The Times of India