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2 cars catch fire in Maha Kumbh fair, no casualties reported

Car entering fair from Varanasi catches fire due to short circuit
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A drone shot shows rescue operation being conducted after a fire erupted in two parked vehicles on the main road leading to the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj on Saturday. PTI Photo
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Two cars caught fire in Sector 2 of the Maha Kumbh fair area on Saturday morning, but no casualties were reported, officials said.

Chief Fire Officer (Maha Kumbh) Pramod Sharma said a car entering the fair area from Varanasi caught fire due to a short circuit. Another car adjacent to it also caught fire.

Fire department personnel responded promptly, safely rescuing the occupants from the cars. No injuries were reported in the incident, he added.

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On January 19, around 18 camps were reduced to ashes when straw in one of the camps caught fire in Sector 19. However, the fire brigade personnel managed to control the fire and there was no loss of life.

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