Kundapur: A general store situated at Siddapur was gutted in a major fire mishap on the night of Friday October 2. The total loss is estimated at Rs 1.1 crore. The shop is Kamath General Stores, which is functioning for the last thirty-five years and was owned by Raviinath Kamath
The shop was closed as usual on Friday night. At around 10 pm, the neighbours sensed something burning and noticed the fire. They immediately informed the shop owner.
Though two fire brigades rushed to the spot and tried to extinguish the fire, the flames had spread rapidly by then and items in the shop were gutted, it is said. Short circuit is said to be the cause of the fire.
Kundapur MLA Halady Srinivas Shetty and Byndoor MLA Gopal Poojary visited the spot. A case has been registered.
