Mangalore, February 12: A fire broke out at a fitness centre on the third floor of Sudheendra Super Market Complex building at PVS Circle in the city on Friday.
The fire broke out around 2.30 p.m.
According to sources, a portion of the roof of the building and equipment at the centre had been destroyed.
The owner of the Gym Vijayendra Bhat said that the loss was estimated at Rs 35 lakhs.
Regional Fire Officer C. Basavanna said that nobody was injured in the incident. Short circuit in an air conditioner is said to be the reason for the fire, he said.
Fire service personnel were able to extinguish it within 15 minutes.
Chief Fire Officer Varadarajan said the public made umpteen calls after they saw the fire from the buildings nearby. Two fire tenders were pressed into service.
ACP Ravindra Gadadi, Bunder Police Inspector Vinay Gaonkar, Kadri Police Inspector Chikkaswamy, Bunder PSI Manjunath and police personnel were rushed to the spot.
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