Bengaluru: Fire in garbage pile near Bannerghatta Road sparks panic Videos of the incident, circulated on social media, showed thick smoke rising from an open area surrounded by residential buildings.
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A photograph of the blaze (shared by a netizen).
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Bengaluru: A garbage pile caught fire on Sunday near Bannerghatta Road, sending residents into panic.
Videos of the incident, circulated on social media, showed thick smoke rising from an open area surrounded by residential buildings.
Fire department officials said vehicles were deployed following an alert and the blaze was brought under control soon after.
"No untoward incident was reported,” an officer said, adding that a probe is under way.