Mangalore: A house at Varkady lane in the busy Dongerkeri area caught fire on Sunday (March.4) morning. As the smoke was coming out of bathroom at 6-30 AM, the owner noticed and raised an alarm.
He was about to have a hot water bath on a firewood stove early in the morning speakers from the logs flow around to catch fire.
Neighbors helped him to put out the fire as the lane being narrow a fire engine could not reach the site of mis-hap Firemen from Pandeshwar searched for a way in with hosepipes and brought the flames under control.
The fire destroyed the bathroom.