Boats gutted in fire

Mangalore, March 22: Three boats were gutted in a fire accident neat Bilt Circle on Tuesday night.

The loss was estimated at Rs. 5 lakh. According to the Fire and Emergency Services, a storeroom used to keep fishing equipment and boats caught fire. As the fire spread, three boats were destroyed.

Fire and Emergency Services personnel stopped the fire from reaching other huts on the beach. The boats belonged to Vittal Harikantra and Ratnakar Durgekar. The Karwar police have registered a case.