50 women jump to safety as fire spreads to PG building in Bengaluru

Bengaluru: A major tragedy was narrowly averted in Bengaluru's Nandini Layout when around 50 young women escaped a raging fire by jumping from their PG accommodation building to safety.The fire broke out in Blue Leaf Signages godown in Annamma Circle, opposite Kanteerava Studio around 12.20am Sunday midnight.LED boards and materials stored in the godown were gutted in the fire. The flames quickly started spreading to adjacent buildings, including a four-storey building that housed a ladies' paying guest accommodation, where nearly 50 women were staying. Within minutes, the smoke engulfed the entire PG accommodation. With no time to wait and the exit blocked, the women climbed over the compound wall and jumped from the building to escape the flames. Fortunately, all of them survived, with only minor injuries reported due to jumping.The fire also damaged a couple of vehicles parked on the roadside before fire and emergency services doused the flames in about four hours. The adjacent buildings' windows shattered, and walls cracked in the incident. Nandini Layout police have taken up the case of fire accident and are investigating.
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