Several tenders managed to bring the fire under control at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj. The police cited 2-3 cylinder blasts for the blaze while no casualties have been reported.
A massive fire broke out at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj on Sunday, as millions of devotees were gathered at the grand religious gathering. Fire tenders are on site and brought the blaze under control as visuals from the site showed plumes of smoke emerging.
#WATCH | Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh | A fire breaks out at the #MahaKumbhMela2025. Fire tenders are present at the spot.
More details awaited. pic.twitter.com/dtCCLeVIlN
— ANI (@ANI) January 19, 2025
Police said the blaze took place due to a cylinder blast, adding that there were no casualties so far. “Two cylinders exploded in Sector 19 of the Maha Kumbh Mela, causing a massive fire in the camps. Fire fighters are trying to douse the blaze,” Akhara Police Station In-charge Bhaskar Mishra told news agency PTI.
Prayagraj DM Ravindra Kumar said the fire broke out at 4:30 pm in Sector-19 in the tent of the Gita Press and spread to at least 10 tents nearby. A survey is being conducted to ascertain the damage caused by the fire, said Maha Kumbh DIG Vaibhav Krishna.
VIDEO | Prayagraj: Drone visuals of fire that broke out under a railway bridge near Sector 19 in Maha Kumbh area.
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— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) January 19, 2025
During the chaos after the fire incident, a person, identified as Jaspreet, sustained injuries in his legs, said officials, adding that he was rushed to Swaroop Rani Hospital in Prayagraj after primary check up at a health camp in Maha Kumbh.
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took cognisance of the fire incident and reached the Maha Kumbh on Sunday to conduct an inspection of the site. Senior officials were deployed to the site on his instructions, according to the CMO.
Meanwhile, Prime Minster Narendra Modi spoke to Adityanath and inquired about the fire at Maha Kumbh. After taking stock of the situation, Adityanath directed the concerned officials to carry out relief work on a war footing, the CMO informed.
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