Mangalore, Oct 27, 2012 : A Maruthi Omni car narrowly escaped catching fire near Canara High School at Dongerkery on Oct 27.
Shankar Prabhu and his family were attending a pooja at Deen Bhat’s house. He had parked his car near Canara High School. A passerby observed that gas was leaking from the parked Maruthi car and immediately alerted the neighbors, who informed the owner. Shankar, who had just begun the rituals, had to stop the pooja to attend to this emergency.
The fire fighting personnel was called. They began emptying the gas cylinder in the car as they were unable to stop the leak.
The neighbors, who were performing Ayudha Pooja in their homes, also stopped the rituals and turned off all electrical appliances.