Mangalore, Jan 16, 2013: A fire broke out inside the two-storied Krishna Prasad building located near Vishwa Bhavan at KS Rao Road on January 15, Tuesday night at around 7.45 pm. Four fire tender vehicles which rushed to the spot extinguished the fire and rescued the eight persons who were inside the office. A short circuit in the electricity meter is suspected to have caused the fire. However, no one was injured.
The fire though caused panic in the area, did not cause much damage except for gutting electrical wiring and some goods inside the building which housed the offices of lawyers and banks.