Car catches fire in Sadashivanagar, three escape

Tension gripped the Cauvery Theatre junction in Sadashivanagar, after a compact SUV, which was being driven by a private firm employee, caught fire.

BENGALURU: Tension gripped the Cauvery Theatre junction in Sadashivanagar, after a compact SUV, which was being driven by a private firm employee, caught fire. 

It is suspected that an electrical short circuit in the car’s battery led to the mishap. Apart from the car’s owner K Uday Kumar, who was driving the car, his wife and a relative were with him. No casualties have been reported. 

A senior police officer said that the car was just a week old, and was heading towards Yelahanka. The video of the incident went viral, with onlookers blocking traffic.