Prayagraj A Fire in Mahakumbh mela broke out after two gas cylinders exploded inside a roof at the Maha Kumbh point in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, police said. The fire spread to 18 canopies, reducing them to ashes.
Police said that there was no report of anyone being injured.
officers said that as part of the security arrangements in Mahakumbh, the fire tenders formerly situated at the venue reached the affected area and extinguished the fire.
People living in near canopies were safely vacated.
Sources said Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath about the incident. The Chief Minister dispatched elderly officers to the affected point to probe the situation.
According to news agency PTI report, Akhara police station in- charge Bhaskar Mishra said,” A massive fire broke out in the camps in Sector 19 of the Maha Kumbh Mela due to the explosion of two cylinders. The firefighters extinguished the fire.” The sanctioned Are.”
The 45- day Fire in Mahakumbh mela began on January 13. As per functionary data available till Saturday, further than 7.72 crore people have taken the holy dip. further than 46.95 lakh addicts took bath on Sunday, officers said.
