A fire broke out in a ‘kalpvasi’ tent in Sector 19 of here at the Maha Kumbh on Sunday due to a leak in a gas cylinder, officials said.Firefighters managed to extinguish the blaze within 10 minutes and no casualties were reported.
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 the alert, three fire tenders were immediately dispatched to the scene.
The fire was contained within 10 minutes, but the tent was completely gutted, he said.
There have been three major fires at the Maha Kumbh besides multiple minor incidents.