"We reached the spot immediately and started operating to control the fire. Within half an hour, we will control the fire. No casualty has been reported," Fire officer Pardeep Kumar said.
Among a congregation of over 5.182 million devotees gathered at the Sangam Triveni, 1 million Kalpvasis and 4.182 million pilgrims took a holy dip by 6 PM.
I got the information that three cylinders had exploded and that led to the spread of the fire... The blaze was brought under control within 20 minutes," Sharma told ANI.
The fire that broke out at the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela being held in Prayagraj was brought under control by the fire tenders present at the spot, as per officials.
Uttar Pradesh police and fire safety department are on high alert and taking all precautionary measures to make Mahakumbh 2025 celebrations secured for lakh of devotees scheduled to visit the holy place early next year. The UP fire safety department held a demonstration to prevent fire misha