Around 300 cars were gutted in a fire that had broken out in the parking area of the Aero India Show held in Bengaluru in February.
The Karnataka High Court issued notices to the state and union government over a petition seeking an inquiry into the fire that broke out in the parking area during Aero India 2019 at the Yelahanka Air Force station on February 23 this year. Around 300 cars were gutted in a fire that had broken out in the parking area. However, there was no loss of life reported and the event continued without an interruption. A vacation bench comprising Justice HT Narendra Prasad and Justice Ashok Kinagi issued notices based on a petition filed by Wg Cdr GB Athri (retd) and social activist Geetha Mishra. The petitioners contended that in a huge event like Aero India, organisers and government authorities do not appear to have taken precautions as per guidelines on managing crowds and venues of mass gatherings as issued by the National Disaster Management Authority. The petitioners claimed that the State’s Emergency Services did not reply to the communications sent by the petitioners, reported The Hindu. They further claimed that HAL had confirmed that no fee was levied from any of the exhibitors or visitors who parked their cars in the parking area where the fire took place. They stated that their response too was 'mechanical' and that the organisers should have set up CCTV cameras and a control room to disseminate information, reported Deccan Herald. The fire occurred in the P4 parking area near gate 5 during the biennial Aero India show in Bengaluru in February. Several cars were unrecognisable after they were charred in the fire which started around 12 pm. The fire came to light after smoke billowed out of the parking area and it had occurred in area where there was vast spaces of dried grass. The fire was doused by fire and emergency officials.
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