First pics: Fire in Bangalore hotel

A major fire started in Bangalore at the NYK's Club on Residency Road on Monday afternoon. (Pic: http://twitter.com/karuna_ramesh)

A major fire started in Bangalore at the NYK's Club on Residency Road on Monday afternoon. (Pic: http://twitter.com/r_yermal)

The Fire Chief said there was a lot combustible material on the rooftop that caused the fire. (Pic: http://twitter.com/r_yermal)

Seen here is a thick black cloud of smoke. (Pic: aswinms)

Tweets about the accident started rolling in around 1:45 pm. (TV 9)

Huge flames were seen as the fire raged on the club's roof, where - according to the fire chief - combustible materials were stored. (TV 9)

As many as 14 fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the fire.(Pic: Tushar Chaudhary)

The fire that began at 1:30 pm on Monday afternoon was finally doused at 3:30 pm. (Pic: Tushar Chaudhary)