Mangaluru, June 19,2017 : A studio located in an old building near the Kinnigoli bus stand was gutted in a fire mishap on June 18, Sunday night. The fire was aggravated as an LPG cylinder inside the studio also exploded. Two fire service personnel and a few other locals who had rushed to extinguish the fire have been injured.
The injured fire service personnel are M Keshav and Abdul Hameed. Others injured are Kinnigoli Kapikad resident Sandeep, Rocky D’Souza, Ibrahim and Abdul Basheer Guttakad.
A short circuit is said to be the cause of the fire in the Pratima Studio. Several albums in the shop which were ready to be delivered to customers were gutted in the mishap.
The fire has also caused some damage to a nearby bakery.