<p>As many as 24 old cars, worth Rs 40 lakh, were destroyed in a fire accident at a dumping yard at Kadubisanahalli in HAL police limits on Monday afternoon. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Six fire tenders with 35 firemen battled for nearly an hour to tame the fire. There were no casualties in the incident. <br /><br />Meru Cabs, which had rented a piece of land on Graveyard Road, had dumped around 400 cars. <br /><br />‘Beedi triggered fire’<br /><br />The dry grass, police suspect, caught fire from a burning beedi butt and spread all over.<br /><br />Some local residents, who noticed the fire, called up the fire control around 3.05 pm. “Barring 24 cars, all other vehicles remained in good condition,” RFO Ramesh said.<br /></p>
<p>As many as 24 old cars, worth Rs 40 lakh, were destroyed in a fire accident at a dumping yard at Kadubisanahalli in HAL police limits on Monday afternoon. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Six fire tenders with 35 firemen battled for nearly an hour to tame the fire. There were no casualties in the incident. <br /><br />Meru Cabs, which had rented a piece of land on Graveyard Road, had dumped around 400 cars. <br /><br />‘Beedi triggered fire’<br /><br />The dry grass, police suspect, caught fire from a burning beedi butt and spread all over.<br /><br />Some local residents, who noticed the fire, called up the fire control around 3.05 pm. “Barring 24 cars, all other vehicles remained in good condition,” RFO Ramesh said.<br /></p>
