Karnataka: 9 Injured In Fire At BBMP Office In Bengaluru

Fire and Emergency Services stated that they received an alert and two fire tenders were deployed to the scene.

Fire breaks out in the premises of BBMP (Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike) office in Bengaluru.

A fire erupted out in the Quality Control Lab at the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) main office on Hudson Circle, news agency ANI reported. Fire and Emergency Services stated that they received an alert and two fire tenders were deployed to the scene.

"Nine people are admitted to hospital. The CM and Deputy CM have taken cognisance and have given direction to us to provide all necessary help to the injured," said Karnataka minister KJ George.

VIDEO | "Nine people are admitted to hospital. The CM and Deputy CM have taken cognisance and have given direction to us to provide all necessary help to the injured," says Karnataka minister KJ George on fire that broke out at the BBMP office in Bengaluru earlier today. pic.twitter.com/b3TTVaT8ic

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) August 11, 2023

"The incident took place around 5pm. 8 people got injured and they have been sent to hospital. Fire tenders are present on the spot. Cause of fire will be known after investigation," said BBMP Chief Commissioner Tushar Giri Nath.

#UPDATE | The incident took place around 5pm. 8 people got injured and they have been sent to hospital. Fire tenders are present on the spot. Cause of fire will be known after investigation: BBMP Chief Commissioner Tushar Giri Nath pic.twitter.com/hVidz7iSf5

— ANI (@ANI) August 11, 2023

BBMP Contractors Accuse Congress Govt Of Corruption In Letter To governor

Earlier, BBMP Contractors Association had met Karnataka Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot in Bengaluru on Tuesday and submitted a letter levelling allegations of corruption against the two-month-old Congress government in Karnataka led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

“The association has received representations from numerous contractors complaining of the illegal and arbitrary stand of the BBMP in refusing to release the payments, and we have also been informed by some of the contractors that a commission of 10-15 percent is being demanded on behalf of the Hon’ble Minister for Bengaluru Development for the release of payments against bills that are certified and approved for payments,” the letter was quoted by The Print in its report. 

Talking with reporters on Tuesday, Shivakumar rejected the claims as a political plot. “There is no question of me responding to any contractors, I don’t know anything about any bills. I haven’t spoken to any contractors. I am also intelligent. I know contractors and politics, (and) I know who is behind whom. Let them do whatever they want,” he said.