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18 tents gutted as another fire breaks out in Kumbh, but no casualty reported
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
|February 08, 2025
ANOTHER fire broke out on the Maha Kumbh Mela premises on Friday, gutting nearly 18 tents of an ISKCON camp in Sector 18.
ANOTHER fire broke out on the Maha Kumbh Mela premises on Friday, gutting nearly 18 tents of an ISKCON camp in Sector 18. According to fire department officials, there was no casualty or even injury in the incident.
This is the third major fire at the Maha Kumbh. On January 19, a massive fire broke out in Sector 19 due to a cylinder blast. While no casualties were reported, the blaze had left over a dozen camps gutted. On January 25, two cars caught fire in Sector 2, but no casualties were reported.
This story is from the February 08, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar.
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