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Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh): Around 70-80 huts and several tents have been reportedly burned in the fire incident in Prayagraj at the Maha Kumbh in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday.
Additional District Magistrate (ADM) of the Maha Kumbh Mela, Vivek Chaturvedi on Sunday told media that around 70 to 80 huts and eight to ten tents had been burnt.
He also said that unfortunately a fire broke out at the Gita Press camp.”It is reported that around 70 to 80 huts and eight to 10 tents have been burnt due to the fire. There are no reports of any casualties. Everyone has been rescued safely. The fire has been extinguished.”
NDRF Deputy Inspector in General (DIG) MK Sharma noted that four teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) had worked together and brought the fire under control.
“The four teams of NDRF worked here and brought the fire under control… The teams had reached immediately upon receiving information about the fire.” the DIG said.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath about the fire.
PM Modi inquired about the situation following the incident.
The Chief Minister told the Prime Minister that the skilled brigades of NDRF and SDRF had controlled the fire in time.
The fire that broke out in a tent of Gita Press, has now been brought under control and no casualties have been reported, as per officials.
According to Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Bhanu Bhaskar, the fire was allegedly caused due to cylinder blast.
Meanwhile, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Harish Chandra Srivastava lashed out at the opposition for blaming the government without knowing the facts.
