Fact Check: Fire due to bomb blast in Mahakumbh Mela Prayagraj? Know what is the truth of this viral video

New Delhi: Prayagraj A video of the fire incident in the ongoing Mahakumbh on January 19 is being viral with a false claim. Some users shared the video of the fire and falsely claimed that it was caused by a bomb blast. BOOM in its investigation found that this viral claim is false. Maha Kumbh Mela This incident of fire occurred due to leaking gas cylinder in the pandal of Geeta Press in the area.

The viral video contains visuals of the fire accident in the Kumbh Mela area. Along with this, a text is also given in the video. It is written, ‘Bomb blasted in Mahakumbh.’

Facebook But while sharing the video, a user wrote, ‘Bomb blast in Mahakumbh Mela Prayagraj.’

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fact check
BOOM looked at media reports related to the fire in the Mahakumbh area to verify the claim.

According to media reports, a gas cylinder exploded in Sector 19 of the Mahakumbh area in Prayagraj on January 19, 2024, around 4 pm. a fire broke out Was. Within no time the fire took a huge form. fair area due to fire more than 250 Tent pandals got affected by this. However, the fire was soon controlled by the NDRF and fire brigade teams.

News18’s Report Quoting the investigation report of the case, it was told that the fire started due to leakage of cylinder while making tea in the kitchen of Geeta Press. There was no conspiracy of any kind in this fire incident but it was an accident.

There was no news of bomb blast in the fair area in any credible media report. Dainik Bhaskar Mahakumbh Mela’s Chief Fire Officer Pramod Sharma was quoted as saying in the report that within 10 minutes of the fire, police personnel, fire brigade team and more than 600 NDRF-SDRF personnel had reached the spot.

News agency ANI quoted Prayagraj DM Ravindra Kumar Mander as saying at 5:11 pm on January 19, 2024, ‘There was information about fire spreading in 10 tents of Prayagwal along with Geeta Press. Fire brigade and police team reached the spot and extinguished the fire. The situation is normal, no casualty has been reported.

According to media reports, more than 350 fire brigades, more than 2000 trained manpower, 50 fire stations and 20 fire posts have been created to make the Mahakumbh Mela area fire free. in arenas and tents fire protection equipment Have been installed.

conclusion

boom fact checkIn the investigation, the claim that bomb blast in Prayagraj Mahakumbh caused fire and injured 15 thousand people is absolutely wrong. The claim of bomb blast in Prayagraj Mahakumbh is completely wrong. There was a fire incident due to cylinder leaking in the kitchen of Geeta Press in the fair area.

(This story was originally published boom fact checkAnd republished by NBT as part of Shakti Collective.)