Maha Kumbh: Fire breaks out at Sector 18 due to gas leak

Prayagraj: A fire broke out at a ‘kalpvasi’ tent in the Sector 19 of the temporary township set up for the ongoing Maha Kumbh in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj on Sunday, officials cited in a news agency PTI report said, adding that the cause of the blaze was a gas leak.

Firefighters managed to extinguish the blaze within 10 minutes and no casualties were reported, the report quoted officials.

Chief Fire Officer (Kumbh) Pramod Sharma said that the fire was reported in a tent set up by Om Prakash Pandey Seva Sansthan and belonged to Rajendra Jaiswal, resident of Karma, Prayagraj.

Upon receiving information, three fire tenders were rushed to the scene, Sharma said, adding that the fire was contained within 10 minutes.

However, the tent was completely gutted, he added.

This comes two day after a fire broke out at the ISKCON camp of Sector 18 of Maha Kumbh Nagar and spread over to a dozen nearby camps. While no one was injured in the fire, around 20 tents were destroyed in the February 7 fire.