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Prayagraj: Fire has broken out again in the Maha Kumbh Mela area. Many pandals have been burnt in Sector-18 on Shankaracharya Marg. Fire brigade vehicles have reached the spot. Efforts are on to extinguish the fire.
The crowd is being removed from the spot. Barricades are being put up all around. However, the reason behind the fire is not yet clear.
Earlier, a fire broke out on January 19. At that time, 180 cottages of Geeta Press were burnt.
Today is the 26th day of Maha Kumbh. There is a crowd of devotees at Sangam on Friday. The crowd may increase further tomorrow i.e. on Saturday and Sunday. In view of this, the administration has again become alert. The crowd is being monitored. Devotees are not being allowed to stop at Sangam.
The police is removing the people who have taken bath from there, so that the crowd does not gather at one place. Vehicles are entering Prayagraj city. However, the police is changing the plan according to the crowd. Most of the Akharas in Maha Kumbh have now started packing. Therefore, devotees are not being allowed to go inside the Akharas.
According to the administration, 40 crore devotees have taken bath in Maha Kumbh since January 13. The fair will continue for 19 more days.
Today, Gujarat CM Bhupendra Bhai Patel, former Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh will come to Maha Kumbh. Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla, MP Deputy CM Jagdish Devda will reach Prayagraj along with some other ministers. Due to Maha Kumbh, schools up to class 8 will remain closed in Prayagraj till February 12. Classes will run online.
