"Ensure that such accident does not recur in future": Akhilesh Yadav on Prayagraj fire

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 19 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday called for immediate attention to the fire that broke out at the Maha Kumbh Mela and urged authorities to take necessary measures to prevent such accidents in the future.
"The fire that broke out at the Maha Kumbh Mela should be taken cognizance of immediately and seriously and it should be ensured that such an accident does not happen in future," posted Akhilesh Yadav on X.
The fire that broke out at a camp at the Maha Kumbh Mela, being held at Prayagraj, was allegedly caused due to a cylinder blast, the police said on Sunday.
UP minister AK Sharma said that all the people in the camp had been safely evacuated.
"I have met the officials and also the people in responsibility of Gita Press... I got the information that 3 cylinders were blasted and that led to the spread of the fire... The fire was brought under control within 20 minutes... Almost 100 people were there in the shivir but with the blessings of Ma Ganga there has been no causality," he said.
Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Bhanu Bhaskar said that upon receiving the information, fire tenders, along with the officials of fire administration, Police and the SDRF team arrived at the spot.
The fire has been controlled and the situation is normal. No casualties have been reported from the blaze, the official said.
"We recieved information at 4.08 pm that a fire broke out due to a cylinder blast in sector 19. Acting upon the information, fire tenders, fire administration, Police and the SDRF team arrived at the spot. In a swift response, the people were evacuated," ADGP Bhaskar told ANI.
"The fire was brought under control by 4.30 pm. No casualties have been reported. The situation is normal here," he said.
District Magistrate of Prayagraj, Ravindra Kumar Mandhad also spoke to ANI and said, "Today we received information about a fire in the Gita Press camp in Kumbh area Sector 19. The fire brigade and police team reached the spot. Along with Gita Press, fire was also reported in the tents of 10 Prayagwal, which has been extinguished. The situation is normal, there is no report of any loss of life."
Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also took cognisance of the fire incident that took place.
He visited the site of the fire and spoke to officials and firefighting teams on the spot. (ANI)