One person was killed in a fire mishap that occurred in a pipe manufacturing unit located on Gubbi road here on Monday night.
One qualis and a two-wheeler along with some other things were burnt due to fire. No information is available about the person who died in the incident. The qualis was parked inside the unit.
Investigation is on to find out whether the person was sleeping inside the unit or not. Fire fighting squad had come to the unit to put out the fire at night,  but they failed to recognise the person in the midst of darkness. The body of the person was found in the unit  when the police started the investigation next morning, informed Dy SPs Mohana Reddy and Arifulla. Rural Inspector N C Nagaraj and staff have taken the up the investigation  under the guidance of SP Harishekaran to find out whether the incident is an accident or not. Gubbi Circle Inspector Vijaykumar too visited the spot.