Fire completely destroys 2 shops in Kaup

Fire completely destroys 2 shops in Kaup

Mangalore Today News Network

Udupi, Jan 10, 2012 : Two shops, located at a commercial complex in Kaup, were completely destroyed in a fire on Jan 9 Monday between the hours of 7:45 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., causing a financial loss of Rs. 3 – 4 lakhs to the owners.


One of these shops is a tyre shop owned by Umesh and the other is a fibre and plywood fabrication shop owned by Basheer. The commercial complex in which these shops are located is close to the circle inspector’s new office.

The local people tried their best to put out the fire with the assistance of a water tanker belonging to the Padoor project before the fire fighting personnel arrived on the scene and put off the flames.

Cheluvaraj, the circle inspector of Kaup; Mohan Kottary, the sub inspector; Girish Kumar, the SI (crime); and many other police personnel were present.