"A devotee who had come from Noida, Uttar Pradesh for Shri Kedarnath Yatra lost his way at Garudchatti and got stuck on the other side of the river," said SDRF officials.
At least 50 teams of the fire department were engaged to control the blaze, which broke out on Friday, officials said, adding that a team each from State Disaster Response Force and National Disaster Response Force were also pressed into service to douse the flames.
The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) on Thursday while continuing the rescue operation, retrieved a body of a woman, 48 hours after the collapse of the Alaya Apartment building in Lucknow's Hazratganj, said the SDRF on Thursday.
So far, 16 people have been rescued from the debris created after the Alaya Apartment Building collapsed in the Hazratganj area of Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh.
Under the joint direction of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), and Civil Defense team on Wednesday, pre-rescue exercises were conducted on Fatehsagar Lake in view of the security of those visiting the heartbeat of Udaipur.
The security officials have cordoned off the road between Hotel Malari Inn and Hotel Mount View on Tuesday as the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) plans to demolish them step by step as they have completely tilted.
Betul Additional District Magistrate (ADM) Shyamendra Jaiswal said, "It is taking more time than what we expected because there are stones. We have reached a depth of over 40 feet so far and vertical digging remains. Medical team is present on the spot."