Senior UP govt officials inspect stampede site in Mahakumbh
Members of the Judicial Commission led by Justice ( Retd) Harsh Kumar are expected to reach the mela venue tomorrow for site inspection.
A fire broke out in the tent city built at Chhatnag in Jhunsi of the Mahakumbh Mela area on Thursday.
Many tents (pandals) were razed to ashes. According to officials, a fire was reported in Sector-22 in the Prayagraj Mahakumbh Mela area.
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The fire brigade reached the spot immediately and controlled it. Sources said there was no public at the place of the fire.
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Earlier on January 19, a fire broke out in the Mahakumbh area in the Gita Press camp in Sector 19 near Shastri Bridge. Around 180 cottages of Geeta Press were burnt in the fire.
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