Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (MS)
Bengaluru, Jan 8: Police have informed the high court (HC) that the overheated engines and silencers of parked cars that came in contact with dry grass in the parking lot was the reason for the fire mishap that occurred during the 2019 Aero India show in the city.
ACP of Yalahanka sub division has submitted a report in this regard to the court. In the report it is mentioned that the heated engines and silencers of the cars that were parked in the parking place near gate 5 on February 3, 2019, were the cause of the fire as they came in contact with the dry grass which was fully grown.
Aero India fire mishap in 2019 (file photo)
In the fire mishap that took place during the Aero India show of 2019, 277 cars were completely gutted while 44 were partially burnt.