<p>Sharanraj and his family were on their way to JPNagar from Shivajinagar and when his van neared the Cubbon Park police station, he noticed smoke coming from the radiator. <br />He immediately stopped the vehicle and asked his family, including three children and two women, to move out. Minutes after he too got out, the four-wheeler caught fire and was engulfed in flames. <br /><br />Before the vehicle was completely gutted, fire force personnel reached the spot and put out the fire. <br /><br />Traffic was disrupted for over half an hour on the busy Kasturba road. <br />According to the police, a short circuit in the battery box may have caused fire. <br />The Cubbon Park police monitored the situation.<br /></p>
<p>Sharanraj and his family were on their way to JPNagar from Shivajinagar and when his van neared the Cubbon Park police station, he noticed smoke coming from the radiator. <br />He immediately stopped the vehicle and asked his family, including three children and two women, to move out. Minutes after he too got out, the four-wheeler caught fire and was engulfed in flames. <br /><br />Before the vehicle was completely gutted, fire force personnel reached the spot and put out the fire. <br /><br />Traffic was disrupted for over half an hour on the busy Kasturba road. <br />According to the police, a short circuit in the battery box may have caused fire. <br />The Cubbon Park police monitored the situation.<br /></p>