A fire broke out Friday at Sector 18, Shankaracharya Marg of the Mahakumbh Mela Kshetra in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj. Mulitple fire tenders are at the spot and rescue operations are underway.
No casualties have been reported, news agency PTI quoted fire officials as saying.
Inspector Yogesh Chaturvedi of Khak Chowk police station said: “A fire broke out at a camp near Tulsi Chauraha on Old GT Road. However, firefighters have managed to bring the blaze largely under control.” He said fire department officials have arrived at the scene to oversee the operation.
This is the second fire incident reported at the Mahakumbh which began on January 13 and will go on till February 26. At least 40 huts were thatched and six tents gutted, but there was no report of any major casualty.
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