300 cars burnt in fire near Bengaluru Air Show

Over 300 cars burnt in a big fire at the parking lot of the venue of the air show in Bengaluru this afternoon. Officials says the cause of the fire could be a lit cigarette that was disposed on the grass in the open field.

Huge plumes of thick black smoke could be seen in the sky near the Yelahanka air base in north Bengaluru, where about a hundred aircraft are parked for the biennial Aero India 2019 event.

https://twitter.com/KarFireDept/status/1099206877500469248

Senior police officer MN Reddi said the fire spread rapidly due to dry grass and strong winds. Hundreds of vehicles, including two-wheelers and cars, were seen parked in files in the open ground, surrounded by fire.

The fire has been brought under control and no injuries have been reported.

https://twitter.com/DGP_FIRE/status/1099207991293689856

"Fire in the open field parking lot of aero show. Nearly 20 cars burnt. Fire fighting operations by Chief Fire Officer and 10 water tenders staff under way (sic)," Mr Reddi tweeted.

https://twitter.com/DGP_FIRE/status/1099223980689391618

In all 300 cars burnt in this incident as mentioned in the last update from M.N Reddi, IPS on twitter.