A fire at an air show in India destroyed three hundred cars on Saturday, a senior fire official said, the latest accident to mar the government-run event.
The most likely cause was a 'dry grass fire aided by heavy winds', said MN Reddi, a fire official in the southern city of Bengaluru where the show is taking place. There were no reports of casualties, he added in a tweet.
Photos and footages showed that fire fighters were extinguishing smouldering cars after a fire broke out in a parking lot during the Aero India show at the Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bengaluru of India, reports Reuters.
The Aero India show, run by the country’s defence ministry, aims to become one of the world’s premier aerospace events, but has been troubled by accidents this year.
On Tuesday, two Indian Air Force planes collided in mid-air while rehearsing an aerobatic show, killing one pilot and injuring two others.
A spokesman for India’s defence ministry did not respond to a request for comment.
