Fire Breaks Out Mudpipe Cafe in Bengaluru's Koramangala; Man Jumps From The Fourth Floor(image:twitter/Karnataka Weather)
A massive fire broke out in a four-storey building on Bengaluru on Wednesday afternoon posing a man to jump off from top floor to escape the engulfing fire.
The fire reportedly erupted in Mudpipe Cafe situated in the top floor of KDP building. The building is situated on near Forum Mall on Hosur road and opposite Prestige Acropolis.
Fire erupts in Mudpipe, a #Bengaluru pub on the 4th floor of the building in Tavarekere, near BTM Layout 1st Stage. One person jumped off(as seen in the 2nd video), sustained injuries & has been hospitalized pic.twitter.com/txg31AM8SS
— Karnataka Weather (@Bnglrweatherman) October 18, 2023
As per the Police reports, fire originated at the Mudpipe Cafe from a cyclinder blast and it then spread to Fitness gym located on the floor below. The building houses the Maruti Suzuki Nexa showroom, a Cultfit fitness centre, and the Institute of Product Leadership.
Reportedly, the cook tried to lit the stove, and due to the leakage of gas from the cylinder, it exploded.
The man who jumped off from the floor, has been identified as Prem Kumar. He, suffering from critical injuries was rushed to the hospital and currently undergoing treatment.
“We had sent eight fire trucks to the spot and our senior officers are there. The fire has been extinguished. Two people have suffered major injuries,” a fire department officer told PTI.
Police said that there were no customers in the cafe when the incident happened.
As per the reports couple of vehicles destroyed in the fire.
More details are awaited.
