Fire at camp in Maha Kumbh Mela, none injured

A fire broke out at the ISKCON camp in Mahakumbh Nagar on Friday and quickly spread to over a dozen nearby camps, leaving them gutted, officials said.

Chief Fire Officer Pramod Sharma told PTI that the blaze was reported at 10.35 am



after which around a dozen water tenders were rushed to the spot.

“Upon receiving information about the fire at the ISKCON camp in Sector 18, fire tenders were immediately dispatched. The fire was contained fully in half an hour,” he said.