Russell Market Explained

Russell Market is a shopping market in Bangalore, built in 1927 by the British and inaugurated in 1933 by Ismail Sait. It is named of the then Municipal commissioner T. B. Russell.^[1]

Fire

On 26 February 2012, a fire started in the market, in the early hours of Saturday, gutting 123 shops and causing loss of Rs89.2 lakh to the shop owners. Initial investigations reveal that the fire broke out because of short-circuit.^{[2] [3]}

References

12.985°N 77.6059°W

Notes and References

1. https://www.flickr.com/photos/goutam_majumder/11908155784/Vegetables NEbody @ Russel Market, Bangalore
2. http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_bangalore-s-russell-market-all-fired-up_1655033 Bangalore's Russell Market, all fired up
3. Web site: Welcome to Russell Market | Russell Market . 15 July 2022 . 29 May 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120529092250/http://www.russellmarket.in/ . dead .