Bagalkot: A five storied commercial building was burnt down due to fire that was caused as a result of an electric short circuit at Ilkal town in the district.
Eight fire tenders which were summoned from Guledgud, Kushtagi, Ilkal, Hungund and Bagalkot fought to douse the fire. Finally, the fire was put down.
The shopping centre is located at Basaveshwara Circle in Ilkal and belongs to Chandrashekhar Sajjan, a local.
A total of 17 shops were rented out. They included More Supermarket in the first floor, a hardware shop, bakery, Ilkal sari store, Peter England showroom etc. The fire was so intense that all the shops were turned into ashes. Sources point out that the short circuit was responsible for igniting the fire which inflicted a loss of up to Rs 20 crore
The owner is grief-stricken at the entire building has burnt down. He had dreamt of making it big when constructing this commercial building but his dreams have been shattered.
A case was registered in Ilkal town police station. Fire brigade personnel persisted with their efforts and continued their fight till the flames were extinguished finally.
