<p>More than 200 vehicles were gutted in a major fire that broke out on Sunday afternoon at Porur ground in Chennai.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The incident occurred near the Sri Ramachandra Medical College around 2 pm.</p>

<p>Soon after receiving the report, fire tenders were pressed to rush the spot to extinguish the blaze.</p>

<p>"Äround 214 cars have been gutted in the fire. The incident reportedly took place after dry grass caught fire and the blaze was fanned by winds," said fire officials.</p>

<p>This tragic incident comes a day after around 300 cars were burnt in a major fire that broke out in the parking area of Aero India 2019 on Saturday afternoon in Bengaluru. Police Investigation is underway.</p>


More than 200 vehicles were gutted in a major fire that broke out on Sunday afternoon at Porur ground in Chennai. The incident occurred near the Sri Ramachandra Medical College around 2 pm.

More than 200 vehicles were gutted in a major fire that broke out on Sunday afternoon at Porur ground in Chennai. The incident occurred near the Sri Ramachandra Medical College around 2 pm. Soon after receiving the report, fire tenders were pressed to rush the spot to extinguish the blaze. "Äround 214 cars have been gutted in the fire. The incident reportedly took place after dry grass caught fire and the blaze was fanned by winds," said fire officials. This tragic incident comes a day after around 300 cars were burnt in a major fire that broke out in the parking area of Aero India 2019 on Saturday afternoon in Bengaluru. Police Investigation is underway.

Fire breaks out at Chennai parking lot, over 200 vehicles gutted

<p>Around 300 vehicles have been gutted after a massive fire broke out at the parking lot of Bengaluru's Yelahanka Air Force Station, where the Aero India 2019 show was being held.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The most likely cause was a "dry grass fire aided by heavy winds", said MN Reddi, a fire official in Bengaluru where the show is taking place. There were no reports of casualties, he said in a tweet.</p>

<p>"In all, 300 cars burnt in the fire incident. Fire fully extinguished now. &nbsp;10 Fire Force and 5 other fire engines fought the fire under the leadership of Chief Fire Officer, &nbsp;West," he added.</p>

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<p>Footage showed rows of burnt-out cars and huge flames and plumes of black smoke.</p>

<p>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.</p>

<p>On Tuesday, two Indian Air Force planes collided in mid-air while rehearsing an aerobatic show, killing one pilot and injuring two others.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from Reuters)</em></p>


Around 300 vehicles have been gutted after a massive fire broke out at the parking lot of Bengaluru's Yelahanka Air Force Station, where the Aero India 2019 show was being held.

Around 300 vehicles have been gutted after a massive fire broke out at the parking lot of Bengaluru's Yelahanka Air Force Station, where the Aero India 2019 show was being held. The most likely cause was a "dry grass fire aided by heavy winds", said MN Reddi, a fire official in Bengaluru where the show is taking place. There were no reports of casualties, he said in a tweet. "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," he added. Karnataka: According to the fire department, 80-100 cars gutted in fire near the venue of #AeroIndia2019 in Bengaluru pic.twitter.com/pwpTKDzIgT — ANI (@ANI) February 23, 2019 × Footage showed rows of burnt-out cars and huge flames and plumes of black smoke. 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. (With inputs from Reuters)

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