Overview
- Flames erupted around 3 a.m. at scrapyards in Old Kesare near the Mysuru–Bengaluru Expressway, spreading quickly through clustered warehouses.
- Regional Fire Officer Chandan said the fire may have begun during an unscientific copper extraction process that involved burning electric wires.
- Large stores of combustible scrap, including tyres, bottles, and boxes containing perfumes and paints, intensified the blaze across nearly two acres.
- Three fire tenders from the Bannimantap and Hebbal stations battled the fire for hours with police support, and no injuries were reported.
- Police registered a case and officials are assessing losses after earlier safety warnings to operators following a similar incident two years ago.