Two-Wheelers Parts Scrap Shop Totally Gutted in Fire on Bibi Alabi Road in City
Mangaluru: The Bibi Alabi Road in Mangaluru consists of many automobiles parts shops among other businesses, but there are quite a few scrap dealers on the entire stretch of that road- and in the past, there have been a few fire scrap shops fire mishaps. And added to the numbers, today, 30 July 2020 during the wee hours of 4 am, a two-wheeler parts scrap shop was totally gutted in a fire mishap, and by the time the fire personnel could reach the shop, it was completely burnt.
With no name for the shop, the owner of the scrap shop, Shakeer with a sad face speaking to Team Mangalorean said, “Around 4 am I received a call stating that heavy smoke was coming out from my shop, also showing signs of fire. I quickly rushed to the spot, if I could save at least some items from being burnt, but all in vain- by the time I reached there, my shop was totally gutted. The total loss could be in lakhs, because at the moment we can’t figure out the amount of loss in this fire. But I have lost everything, including two-wheeler tyres, seats, mirrors, spare parts, ete etc.
Owner Shakeer inside his gutted scrap shop
When Team Mangalorean asked Shakeer, if the fire could have been from the electric short circuit, as mentioned in other media, he quickly replied, “How can it be by electric short circuit, when I don’t even have a power connection. I open the shop early during the morning, and close it before sunset, so there is no need of electricity. Therefore, the news of fire through electric short circuit is false. Police will be investigating the cause of the fire, until then I have no clue”. Two of the nearby scrap shops were partially damaged, and their loss was minor, when compared to Shakeer’s scrap shop huge damages.
