Bantwal: Three shops including a godown and a clinic were destroyed in a fire mishap reported from Kaikamba in BC Road on April 20, Saturday afternoon. A cushion shop named Sapna Traders, a godown and Sanjeeva Clinic were destroyed in the fire. The loss has been estimated at Rs 20 lakhs.
Police and fire service personnel struggled for nearly an hour to douse the fire even as they had a tough time in seeing to it that a large crowd which gathered around moved away.
The cause of the fire is not known.Bantwal police have registered a case.