Watch: Fire at Aero India 2019 show in Bengaluru, 300 vehicles gutted
Watch: Fire at Aero India 2019 show in Bengaluru, 300 vehicles gutted
More than 300 vehicles have been destroyed in a fire at the parking of Aero India 2019 show in Bengaluru on Saturday. According to a senior police officer, MN Reddi, the fire spread quickly because of dry grass and strong winds. Hundreds of vehicles including 2-wheelers, cars, were parked in an open ground, which was surrounded by fire.
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According to eyewitnesses, there were huge plumes and thick black smoke in the sky near the Yelahanka air base in north Bengaluru. More than a dozen fire tenders reached the spot and have brought the fire under control. No injuries and casualties have been reported so far. Seven ambulances were stationed at the site in case of any causality.
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When the fire broke out, the show was temporarily suspended. Once the fire started to spread, not a single plane took off from the airbase till the fire was brought under control.
(This video was posted on Vishwajeet Dubey's personal twitter account The cause of the fire is not yet known. According to media sources, it could be a lit cigarette that was thrown into the grass which may have started the fire.@drajaykumar_ias @SpokespersonMoD @SIDMIndia Pls attend Need more fire brigade G5 parking Aeroindia@AeroIndiashow pic.twitter.com/BCkXc4vl9U — Vishwajeet Dubey (@Vishu8527522679) February 23, 2019
- PTC NEWSFire under control. No life loss reported pic.twitter.com/rMmLMoktJs
— Karnataka Fire Dept (@KarFireDept) February 23, 2019
