Belthangady, June 15, 2019: A fancy shop was gutted in a fire mishap at the Gurunarayana Commercial Complex located at the private bus stand here on June 14, Friday night. The shop is owned by Keshav Bhandary.
The fire was first noticed at around 10.30 pm. The locals immediately informed the fire service department. However the shop was almost gutted by the time the fire tender vehicles arrived. The fire sericve men later extinguished the fire and ensured it did not spread to nearby areas.
A short circuit is suspected to be the cause of the fire.