Pictures and videos of the fireball went viral on social media, with some residents saying they felt the doors and windows of their homes shaking believed to be due to the fire explosion earlier
No one was injured in the explosion at the facility in the Naqueri-Betul area around 10.30 pm on Thursday. It also triggered a fire, the official said. Fire and emergency services were rushed to the spot and controlled the spread of the fire within two hours
The blaze began around 2:35 am during a concert by a local pop group. Reports say the young clubgoers used pyrotechnics that caused the roof to catch fire
According to the police, workers of the unit noticed the fire and rushed out to safety. Local residents alerted the fire department and the police personnel.
The police stated that no casualties were reported in the fire, and the cause of the blaze was yet to be determined. Workers at the unit noticed the fire and quickly evacuated to safety, while local residents alerted the fire department and the police.
The fire started around 3 pm in one of the floor of the hotel. On information, the fire tenders rushed to the spot and the fire fighters started the fire fighting operations.
As the thick smoke engulfed the entire place, Jameela (70), Suhana (50) and Sajira (7) got trapped inside the house on the ground floor and died of asphyxiation
A fire broke out at the Maha Kumbh due to a leak in a gas cylinder, firefighters managed to extinguish the blaze within 10 minutes and no casualties were reported