A massive fire broke out at the parking lot of Varanasi Cantt Railway Station in Uttar Pradesh on Friday night, resulting in significant damage to several vehicles, police reported.
According to Varanasi police, over 50 bikes were gutted in the flames. Visuals from the scene showed the devastating impact, with several vehicles completely destroyed by the fire. The flames were finally doused later in the day, officials confirmed.
One of the assistant loco pilots at the station, Ravi Ranjan Kumar, shared his distress over the loss. “I parked my vehicle here two days ago as I went for my duty, now as I came back I saw that my vehicle was burnt to a crisp. I had an activa and I used to always park my vehicle here. This is made for us only, that government employees can put their vehicles here,” he told ANI.
Kumar, visibly upset, added, “This was my main mode of daily transportation and now I cannot recognise my vehicle due to the fire.”
Another loco pilot, Shantraj, also lost his vehicle in the blaze. “After I came back from duty I saw that every vehicle is damaged. We can be called anytime for our duty, and we have to come, so sometimes you cannot get transport late at night, so some people will face more difficulty as people also don’t get auto late at night as winters have come,” he said.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation, and officials are still assessing the full extent of the damage. Further updates are awaited.
(With ANI inputs)