Bengaluru: Nearly 300 cars were gutted after a major fire broke out at the parking area of the Yelahaka Air Force station on Saturday. There were no casualities reported.
The most likely cause for the accident is said to be dry grass fire aided by heavy winds.
"#AeroShowOpenParkingAreaFire In all, 300 cars burnt in the fire incident. Fire fully extinguished now. 10 Fire Force and 5 other fire engines fought the fire under the leadership of Chief Fire Officer, West. DGP Fire Services M N Reddi said in a tweet.
Two aircraft of the IAF's aerobatic team Surya Kiran had crashed, after gazing each other mid-air, near here on Tuesday. A pilot was killed and two others were injured in the accident.
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