53 cars damaged in fire

February 21, 2010 08:32 pm | Updated 08:32 pm IST - Mysore

Fire services men dousing the flames that gutted nearly 50 cars in Mysore on Sunday. Photo: M.A. Sriram

Fire services men dousing the flames that gutted nearly 50 cars in Mysore on Sunday. Photo: M.A. Sriram

Fifty three cars were damaged in a fire that broke out in the parking lot of a car showroom in Hebbal Industrial area here on Sunday.

Police said 36 cars were gutted and 15 partially damaged in the fire at the parking lot belonging to R.S. Showroom, dealers of Tata and Fiat.

The cause of the fire was being investigated, the police said.

Three fire tenders doused the fire after an hour-long operation.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.