Bengaluru Pub Fire: 5 Killed While Sleeping as Blaze Sweeps Through Kailash Bar and Restaurant

Bengaluru: Five employees of Bengaluru’s Kailash Bar and Restaurant were killed when a fire broke out at the establishment while they were sleeping early on Monday.

The incident occurred around 2:30am when people noticed smoke billowing from the restaurant, which is located on the ground floor of the Kumbara Sangha Building in Kalasipalya area of the city.

Two fire trucks and one rescue vehicle were pressed into service and the fire was put out by the time of publishing this report. The cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained.

"An incident of fire has occurred at Kailash Bar and Restaurant located in the ground floor of Kumbaara sangha building (in the vegetable market area). Fire and smoke was noticed by some persons at around 2.30 am and fire services were pressed into action. Two fire tenders and one fire rescue vehicle attended to it and it has been doused," a senior police officer said.

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The deceased were identified as 23-year-old Swami, 20-year-old Prasad, 35-year-old Mahesh, 45-year-old Manjunath and 24-year-old Keerthi. While the first three were natives of Tumkur, the latter belonged to Hassan and Mandya, respectively.

The Kailash Bar and Restaurant is licensed to one VR Dayashankar.

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The incident comes days after a massive blaze claimed the lives of 14 people in a Mumbai rooftop pub, bringing into question the licensing norms and inaction of civic authorities against flouting of fire safety rules.