Valuables including BMW cars gutted in timber yard fire

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: A massive fire broke out at a timber yard situated at Singasandra in Electronic City which spread to a car wash facility and a readymade garments shop destroying valuables worth upto Rs 5 crore.

Fortunately, no casualties were reported in the incident. According to the jurisdictional police, the fire was noticed around 12:30 am on wednesday following which six fire tenders were pressed into service.

After hours of struggle, Fire and Emergency Services Personnel managed to contain the blaze. It was suspected to be an accidental fire.

Two BMW cars and more than twenty bikes along with goods and readymade garments were gutted in the fire. The rescue team used aerial ladders to put out the fire in the garment factory situated on the fourth floor of the building.

Thick smoke engulfed the area and created panic among the residents for some time. The exact cause of the fire has not been ascertained yet, the police said.