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Bengaluru garage fire destroys electric bikes, no casualties

Bengaluru garage fire destroys electric bikes, no casualties
Fire at Bengaluru garage destroys e-bikes, no casualties · theprint.in

One night, a big fire started in a garage in a city called Bengaluru in India.

The garage was full of electric bikes, which are bicycles that run on batteries.

The fire spread very fast and burned many of those bikes.

It also reached a private hospital next door and badly damaged the building.

Firefighters came quickly with two big fire trucks.

They worked hard and brought the fire under control after a long operation.

Luckily, nobody was hurt or killed.

People are still trying to figure out exactly what started the fire.

They think it may have been caused by a short circuit, which is a small electrical problem.

Police and fire officers are investigating to find out more.

Key facts

Location
NRI Layout, Bengaluru
Incident
Major fire destroying numerous electric bikes at a garage
Time of fire
Around 9 pm on Tuesday
Casualties
None reported
Fire tenders deployed
Two
Collateral damage
Extensive damage to a nearby private hospital
Suspected cause
Short circuit (exact cause yet to be established)
Investigation
Police and Fire and Emergency Services personnel

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