Bantwal: Plywood mill gutted in fire caused by electrical short circuit at Brahmarakootlu, Kallige

Bellevision Media Network

Bantwal, 24 Oct: A plywood mill has been gutted in fire caused by electrical short circuit located near Brahmarakootlu at the limits of Kallige gram panchayat, here at the week hours on Wednesday, October 23.

 

 

Coastal Wood Products Mill, owned by K Hameed, located in front of state-run school at Brahmarakootlu, near here was gutted in the accidental fire. The assessment of exact worth of loss is on early stages.

 

The watchman noticed the smoke coming out from inside the mill at about 4.00am on Wednesday and informed its owner Hameed who alerted fire brigade. The fire engulfed the entire mill in half an hour. The fire tenders from 4 stations managed to contain the fire that took nearly 3-and-a-half hours.

 

The raw materials, ply woods, electric machineries, ready stock was gutted in the fire.

 

The two fire tenders from Bantwal station, one each from Kadri and Pandeshwar stations along with fire fighters partaken in extinguishing the fire.