Five Burned to Death, Dozens Injured After Fire at Durga Puja Venue in India - Video
06:32 GMT 03.10.2022 (Updated: 14:08 GMT 14.02.2023)
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'Durga Puja' is marked at various parts of India annually during September or October. During the celebrations, people offer prayers to the Goddess Durga and perform folk dances such as the Garba and others at some places. Also, specially set up pandals (tents)to worship idols of Goddess Durga are a public attraction on this occasion.
At least five people -- three children and two women -- died and 64 others were injured after a fire broke out at a Durga Puja venue in India's Uttar Pradesh state late Sunday evening.
The incident occurred in Bhadohi district's Aurai Town.
Bhadohi District Magistrate Gaurang Rathi confirmed to reporters on Monday that the death toll in the incident has risen to five.
Five people including three children succumbed to burn injuries after a Durga Pandal in UP's Bhadohi. At least 64 people were injured in the fire last night. pic.twitter.com/u8b7baqZjX
— Piyush Rai (@Benarasiyaa) October 3, 2022
#UttarPradesh#Bhadohi #BREAKING #BreakingBad#DurgaPujo #DurgaPuja#FireAccident #MahaAshtami
— Kaustuva R Gupta (@KaustuvaRGupta) October 3, 2022
🔥 In Puja Pandal Shadow of sadness in the middle of puja, terrible fire in #Durga Mandap,1 child died, 42 injured,last night,as per reported so far.
Short circuit may be the cause pic.twitter.com/DNYoDQssng
#DurgaAshtami Bhadohi (UP): 3* people died and 63 injured after #fire broke out in Durga puja pandal #Bhadohi #Durgapuja2022 #UttarPradesh #India pic.twitter.com/MoAfsty6a5
— Navneet Amar (@amar_navneet) October 3, 2022
Additional Director General of Police Ram Kumar immediately set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the cause of fire.
“A halogen light at the pandal overheated appeared to have caused an electric wire to catch fire at multiple points simultaneously. Soon the fire engulfed the wooden scaffolding and the tent,” Rathi stated, adding that the cause of the fire was ascertained by SIT.
Uttar Pradesh State Chief Yogi Adityanath condoled the loss of lives in the incident, his office said in a tweet on Sunday.
Officials have been directed to all the injured get a proper medical treatment.
