Prayagraj: A fire broke out at a camp in Maha Kumbh Nagar in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj on Friday, reports claimed. The incident took place at Sector 18, Shankaracharya Marg of Maha Kumbh Mela Kshetra, reported PTI. Fire tenders rushed to the spot to douse the blaze. So far, there are no reports of injuries.
According to the reports, thick clouds of smoke enveloped the fair area. Panic gripped the nearby akhadas.
No casualties were reported.
“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,” inspector Yogesh Chaturvedi of Khak Chowk police station said, as quoted by Hindustan Times. Fire department officials were pressed into action to oversee the firefighting operation.
A similar incident took place last month when a major fire broke out at the Maha Kumbh Mela due to a cylinder blast. One person was injured in that incident.
