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News Topical, Digital Desk : Four members of a family and another person were killed in a fire that broke out at a plastic goods manufacturing unit in the Nagarathpet area near KR Market in Bengaluru, police said. Police identified the deceased as Madan Singh (38), Sangeeta (33) and their two children Ritesh (7) and Vihaan (5), and neighbour Suresh Kumar (26). According to police, Madan Singh was a native of Rajasthan and had rented the building for about 10 years. He ran a small factory that manufactured plastic goods as well as mats. He lived on the top floor of the building.
fire caused by short circuit
Police said the fire is suspected to have been caused by a short circuit. A fire brigade official said they received a call about the fire at around 3:14 am. An official said eight vehicles have been deployed to douse the fire and 55 firefighters and 21 officers are present at the spot. He said, "This is a kind of warehouse where a lot of goods are stored. Because of this, it is difficult to control the fire." Officials said the building is located in a densely populated business area of the city.
AIIMS was also on fire
Let us tell you that in the past, a massive fire broke out in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) located in Delhi. This fire broke out in the Mother and Child Block of AIIMS. Actually, the fire department received information about the fire at 5.15 pm, after which 9 fire engines reached the spot. However, even before the arrival of the fire brigade vehicles, the work of extinguishing the fire was started with the fire system installed in the campus. Meanwhile, the fire brigade team also reached the spot and efforts were started to control the fire quickly. Due to being a glass building, the building was filled with smoke. There is an IVF ward on the second floor of the building, while there is a pediatric ward on the third floor. Let us tell you that there were no casualties in this accident.
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