Five private buses burnt in fire mishap

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 16:12 [IST]

Bangalore, Mar 8 (UNI) Five private buses were burnt in a fire mishap at a garage in the teeming K R Market area in the city today.

Wilson Garden police said a suspected short circuit was believed to be the cause of the fire. Six fire tenders rushed to the spot and doused the fire. However, the five private buses parked inside the garage were fully burnt, police added.

UNI

Topics: MISHAP-KARNATAKA-FIRE

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