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5 charred to death as fire breaks out at a bar in Bengaluru

Five employees of a bar-cum- restaurant were charred to death when a major fire broke out at Kumbaara Sangha building…

5 charred to death as fire breaks out at a bar in Bengaluru

Bengaluru: Five persons were charred to death when a fire broke out in a Kailash Bar and Restaurant at K R Market in Bengaluru on Jan 8, 2018. (Photo: IANS)

Five employees of a bar-cum- restaurant were charred to death when a major fire broke out at Kumbaara Sangha building in Kalasipalya here in the early hours on Sunday, police said.

The incident occurred at 2:30 AM at Kailash Bar and Restaurant when the employees were asleep.

Police identified the victims as Swami (23), Prasad (20), Mahesh, all residents of Tumakuru, Manjunath (45) from Hassan and Keerthi (24) from Mandya.

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“An incident of fire has occurred at Kailash Bar and Restaurant located in the ground floor of Kumbaara sangha building (in the vegetable market area). Fire and smoke was noticed by some persons at around 2.30 AM and fire services were pressed into action. Two fire tenders and one fire rescue vehicle attended to it and it has been doused,” a senior police officer said.

The cause of fire was unknown and was being investigated, he said.

Bengaluru: Five persons were charred to death when a fire broke out. (Photo: IANS)
: Karnataka Home Minsiter Ramalinga Reddy with Bengaluru Police Commissioner Suneel Kumar and other police officials at the spot where five persons were charred to death when a fire broke out in Kailash Bar and Restaurant at K R Market in Bengaluru on Jan. 8, 2018.
Bengaluru: Karnataka Home Minsiter Ramalinga Reddy with Bengaluru Police Commissioner Suneel Kumar and other police officials at the spot. (Photo: IANS)

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