Fire At Maha Kumbh, Multiple Engines At Spot; No Loss Of Lives Reported

A fireplace broke out on the Maha Kumbh Mela in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj as we speak. A number of hearth engines have reached the spot to douse the flames. The fireplace incident occurred in Sector 18 of the Maha Kumbh Nagar space.

No casualties have been reported.

“A fireplace broke out at a camp close to Tulsi Chauraha on Previous GT Highway. Nevertheless, firefighters have managed to carry the blaze largely underneath management,” stated Inspector Yogesh Chaturvedi of Khak Chowk police station, as quoted by information company PTI. 

In response to the UP authorities, over 397.4 million individuals have taken a holy dip within the sacred confluence of river Ganga, Yamuna and the legendary Saraswati within the ongoing Maha Kumbh. On Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi additionally took a sacred dip.

This incident comes per week after 15 tents caught hearth in an open space in Prayagraj’s Chatnag Ghat space. No deaths had been reported, and the hearth was rapidly introduced underneath management. The tents had been later discovered to be unauthorised.

On January 29, a horrific stampede at Maha Kumbh resulted within the deaths of 30 individuals, leaving 60 others wounded.

The UP authorities introduced compensation of Rs 25 lakh for the households of the lifeless. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has additionally ordered a judicial inquiry and stated {that a} judicial committee will submit its report back to the state authorities inside a time restrict.

Maha Kumbh, which began on January 13, will proceed until February 26. The remaining ‘snan’ dates in Maha Kumbh are February 12 (Maghi Purnima), and February 26 (Maha Shivaratri).