Mangalore: A shop selling crackers near the Kadri Rotary office was completely gutted in a fire in the wee hours of November 1, Saturday.
The shop is owned by Rajesh, sources said. It is learnt that he had set up the shop the same day to sell crackers for Diwali. Reports say the fire broke out after a man threw something inside the shop deliberately.
Though a worker was sleeping inside, he managed to escape unhurt. Within minutes the cracker shop was reduced to ashes. Even a scooter and a generator nearby were destroyed in the fire.