200 vehicles destroyed in the incident…
On Saturday, 30 November 2024, a tragic incident took place. A massive fire broke out in the vehicle parking area of Varanasi's Cantt railway station in UP.
The fire brigade and police department were engaged in dousing the fire.
In one of the videos, a team of police officials brought a water hose to the incident site and splashed water on the fire. Massive smoke and a haze due to the smoke can also be seen.
Officials said, 12 fire brigade vehicles reached the spot to extinguish the fire, along with teams of Government Railway Police (GRP), Railway Protection Force (RPF), and local police team.
No causality of injuries was reported.
According to the initial investigation, the fire was caused due to a short circuit.
"There were some cycles too that have been burnt...The fire was due to a short circuit. We are conducting further investigation," CO GRP Kunwar Bahadur Singh said.
Officials said, that most of the two-wheelers that were burnt in the incident belong to railway employees.
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