Two distinct fire incidents in Anekal on Monday resulted in six people sustaining injuries. In the first incident, intoxicated individuals sprayed petrol and set fire to a tea stall and a fruit shop on the Anekal-Chandapura main road. The suspects fled immediately upon spotting beat police officers. Local residents and police alerted the fire brigade, which arrived promptly to extinguish the flames and prevent further danger. Half of the shops and their inventory were destroyed in the blaze. Shopkeeper Srinivas stated that the perpetrators were under the influence of alcohol or cannabis and had also attempted to set fire to his establishment but fled when his relatives were present.
In the second incident, a cooking gas cylinder exploded in the Sri Sai Ashirwad Badaavana on Attibele Road in the early hours of Monday morning. Six individuals were injured in the blast: Sanjay and Boro from West Bengal, and Deeru, Vijay, and Kobi from Madhya Pradesh. The injured are receiving treatment at Victoria Hospital. Police reported that the victims, who were staying in a rented house belonging to Manjunath of the town while working on building centering, had failed to switch off the gas stove after cooking the previous night. A massive explosion occurred when a matchstick was lit in the morning, causing the house’s sheets to fly off. Firefighters Manjunath, Anand, Sridhar, Praveen, and Ravindra Naik from the Anekal fire brigade successfully extinguished the fire, and Anekal police have registered a case at the scene.
