Mangaluru / Udupi: Over 20 stalls with zinc sheet roofs at Global Market, a vegetable and fruit wholesale market in Kallapu near Thokottu, were gutted by fire in the early hours of Monday.
CR Ranganath, the regional fire officer for the Mangaluru range, reported that the Pandeshwar Fire Station received a call at 3:05am regarding the fire. The water tender officer and staff responded immediately, with additional assistance from the water bowsers of Pandeshwar and Kadri fire stations. Although the fire was extinguished, the total loss has yet to be estimated.
According to sources, earth movers were brought in to clear the damaged fruits and vegetables from the stalls, and some people were seen collecting tomatoes from the scene. Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee general secretary Padmaraj R Poojary visited the market and urged officials to ensure maximum compensation for the shop owners.
Fire at Furniture Showroom in Udupi: A fire broke out at a furniture and electronics showroom near Trasi on Sunday evening. According to district fire officer Vinay Kalgutkar, the owners estimate the loss to be around Rs 1.5 crore. The fire started in a ground plus two-floor building and spread to the first floor. Three fire tenders from Kundapur, Byndoor, and Udupi were involved in the operation, with 20 officers working for nearly five hours. Sources suggest that a short circuit may have caused the incident.
