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Fire at airshow in India destroys hundreds of cars

February 23, 2019



Smoke billows past a row of parked planes after a fire broke out in a parking lot during the Aero India show at the Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bengaluru, India, Saturday. The most likely cause was a “dry grass fire aided by heavy winds”, said M.N. Reddi, a fire official in the southern city where the show is taking place. There were no reports of casualties, he added in a tweet. Footage from Reuters partner ANI showed rows of burnt-out cars and huge flames and plumes of black smoke. The Aero India show, run by the country’s defense ministry, aims to become one of the world’s premier aerospace events, but has been troubled by accidents this year. — Reuters


February 23, 2019
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