Fire in a godown, loss of goods worth Rs 36 crore

On Thursday, electronic goods, clothes, Domestic appliances and other products stored in a godown were destroyed in a fire mishap. The loss has been put at Rs 36 crore.The godown is located at Indlawadi in Anekal Taluk.

Twelve fire tenders took more than six hours to drench the blaze. There were no casualties. Police suspects that electrical short circuit might be the reason for the mishap. The accident occurred at Future Supply Chain’s godown owned by Big Bazar Group.

The fire was spotted at 2.30 pm at the storeroom. Within a twinkling of an eyes, it engulfed the godown spread over five acres.

According to police, there were 250 workers in the godown at the time of the accident and all ran to safety after the fire alarm went off. The intensity of the fire was such that the godown was reduced to ashes.
The majority of the goods destroyed were imported from China and other countries. The items are transported to different outlets of Big Bazar in Bangalore.

A case of negligence was registered by the police against Azim who owns the godown.