Mangalore, May 21: A scrap shop was completed gutted and a house was partially damaged in two separate incidents of fire mishap in the city.
Losses were estimated at Rs 10 lakh.
A fire broke out at a scrap shop near Ansari ground at Bunder, here, around 11 am on Monday destroying scrap materials.
Though the fire brigade rushed to the spot and tried to extinguish the fire the owner incurred a loss of Rs 8 lakh.
It is learnt that the scrap shop owned by one Gafoor and managed by one Narayana, was a hurdle for children who play in the Ansari ground. The ground belongs to Mangalore City Corporation.
House damaged
In a separate incident, a house near Paranjyothi Bhajana Mandir at Padil here was partially damaged after a fire broke out on Sunday.
Nobody was injured in the incident as the residents were away. The police said that Narayana S. Bantwal was living in the house with his family on rent.
His wife and children were in Bangalore while Mr. Bantwal had left the house on Sunday at 9 a.m. for some work. Fire broke out between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m.
The neighbours and Fire and Emergency Services personnel doused the fire. Short circuit was suspected to be the reason, the police said.
Some records and materials were burnt. According to the complainant, the damage had been estimated at Rs. 2 lakh.
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