Fire Breaks Out In Bar In Bengaluru, 5 Killed

After the tragedy that occurred at Kamala Mills, rooftop bars & restaurants around the country are cleaning up their act in regards to fire safety violations. However, in a tragic turn of events, 5 employees of a restaurant/bar in Bengaluru were charred to death after a major fire broke out at Kumbaara Sangha building in Kalasipalya here in the early hours today, police said.

Cause For Fire Unknown

The employees were asleep when the fire broke out at around 2:30 am. Police identified the victims as Swami (23), Prasad (20), Mahesh, all residents of Tumakuru, Manjunath (45) from Hassan and Keerthi (24) from Mandya.

“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 police have stated that at this time, the cause of the fire remains unknown and will be investigated further.