Nolan Pinto | Edited by Dev Goswami
Bengaluru, January 8, 2018 | UPDATED 07:26 IST
Five employees of a restaurant and bar in Bengaluru were killed after a fire broke out in the premises early morning.
At least five people died after a fire broke out early morning at a bar in Bengaluru's Kalasipalyam area early morning today.
All the five people were employees of the Kailash Bar and Restaurant, where the fire broke out at around 2.30 am. They were sleeping inside the premises when locals noticed smoke and fire emanating from the restaurant.
Two fire tenders and one other rescue vehicle was pressed into service and the fire was brought under control. The cause of the fire was unknown at the time of last updating this report.
The five deceased were identified as 23-year-old Swami, 20-year-old Prasad, 45-year-old Manjunath, 24-year-old Keerthi , and 35-year-old Mahesh. Kailash Bar and Restaurant is licensed in the name of one RV Dayashankar.
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