Mangalore:Footwear shop gutted in fire;Rs.35 lakh worth of goods destroyed

Mangalore:March.29:The fire broke out a footwear shop near city’s Rao & Rao circle on Thursday night. The incident took place due to the electric short circuit. ‘Mahadev Footwear’ shop located at Vasudev Enclave was gutted and lakhs of Rupees worth footwear were burned in the fire. The Civil Defense team led by the Fire Fighting team officer Varadaraj reached the spot immediately and controlled the fire. Bunder and Pandeshwar Police team also helped them to bring the fire under control.

More than Rs.35 lakhs of goods were destroyed in the fire said shop owners Arun and Ashok. Vidhana Sabha Deputy speaker N.Yogeesh Bhat visited the spot and made an inspection. A case has been registered at Bunder Police station.