200 two-wheelers destroyed in devastating fire in parking lot at Varanasi railway station

At least 200 two-wheelers were damaged as a massive fire broke out in the vehicle parking area of Varanasi's Cantt railway station in Uttar Pradesh on Nov 30 morning.

Around a dozen 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, officials said.

Fire brigade officials and police officials were engaged in dousing the fire as visuals show a huge blaze in the parking area. In one such video, a team of police officials can be seen bringing a water hose to the incident site and splashing water on the fire.

There were no reports of injuries in the incident.

The fire was caused due to a short circuit, according to the initial investigation.

"There were some cycles too that have been burnt...The fire was due to a short circuit. We are conducting further investigation," Circle Officer, Government Railway Police Kunwar Bahadur Singh was quoted as saying.

Most of the two-wheelers that were burnt in the incident belong to railway employees, officials said.

"I parked my bike around 12 am...One of the people near the vehicle parking told me that one short circuit had already taken place around 11 pm and was fixed. After a few hours, one passenger told me that there was a huge fire outside. I took out my bike and parked it on the other side...Soon after, the fire spread across the parking lot," a railway employee was quoted as saying.

The fire was brought under control after two hours, officials said.