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Lalluji’s warehouse, who settled tent city in Prayagraj Mahakumbh, has caught fire. There were 5 lakh bamboo-batter, tent curtains, ranges and mattresses in the warehouse. Due to this, the fire took a formidable form in a few minutes. The cylinders kept in the warehouse started bursting. The flames are visible from 3 kilometers away.
The fire is so frightening that the army has been called to extinguish it. 15 vehicles of fire brigade are present on the spot. Apart from this, fire tenders have also been called from the surrounding districts. Fire personnel have to use a shield to extinguish the fire.
The heat is so high that the bodies of firefighters are falling on the body. Police have sealed an area of two kilometers. People from the surrounding area have been alerted. Prayagraj DM has also reached the spot. How the fire started is not yet clear.
The warehouse is on the black road in the middle of Shastri Bridge. It is being told that the workers were cooking on a small cylinder in 6:30 in the morning, when the cylinder exploded. After this, the warehouse caught fire. Seeing the flames, the employees sleeping in the warehouse and nearby reached the surrounding people.
Started pouring water from the bucket and pipes, but seeing the fire growing rapidly, people informed the fire brigade. This time too, Lalluji and Sons Company had the responsibility of tents in Mahakumbh. This company has been working to settle the city of tents on the sand for 104 years. This company is called Vishwakarma of Kumbh.
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The employees and people around in the warehouse started extinguishing the fire by pouring water from the bucket and pipe.
Flames and smoke were visible from 3 kilometers away.
As soon as the fire broke out, the nearby people rushed to the spot.
Army personnel have reached the spot.
Now tells Lalluji’s business and the responsibility of settling Mahakumbh-
The office and warehouse of Lalluji & Sons are Parade Ground, Rambagh, Jhunsi and Naini as well as across the country. The company also works to install tents in fairs in Haridwar, Ujjain and Nashik. The company is also setup in Delhi, Ujjain, Haridwar and Ahmedabad. For 2025 Mahakumbh, goods were ordered by Lalluji Company from 6 cities of the country.
In Mahakumbh or Kumbh Mela, the work of making the work of making Bamboo-Balli, police station-chaki was responsible for Lalluji’s company. A total of 10 vendors have got the responsibility of making tents in Mahakumbh. It has 9 contracts with the family of Lalluji & Sons. The 10th contract has been given to the Vrindavan Tent House in Haridwar. Lalluji was also given the responsibility of providing all the arrangements in VIP Tent City and big events along with installing the tents of the akhadas. This year 4 lakh bats were installed in Mahakumbh.
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Fire personnel are extinguishing fire by wrapping wet blankets
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Army personnel engaged in extinguishing fire
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See 4 photos of the fire
26 minutes ago
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Cylinder kept in warehouse continuously bursting – CFO
Fire officer RK Chaurasia said- We got information that a tent warehouse has caught fire. I immediately called all the fire stations of the fire station. CFO also came here with me. In view of the incident, I ordered fire tankers from all the surrounding districts.
All defense tankers have also been called. The fire is very large and its temperature is so high that we have to use the shield to extinguish it. I have also had blisters on my whole body. This fire is caused by the warehouse having extremely heavy items.
The people present there were told many times that they should remove all this goods. Cylinder was also kept there, which burst into the fire. Appropriate action will be taken after extinguishing the fire. “
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Fire has been blazing for 2 hours, Bhaskar reporter Ajay giving updates
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5 video of fire incident
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Fire tender called from nearby districts, army was also called
The fire is so frightening that the fire brigade has to use a shield to extinguish the fire. Firefighters have blisters on the entire body.
Prayagraj DM has reached the spot. Fire tenders have been called from the army and all the surrounding districts.
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Fierce fire in Lalluji’s warehouse in Prayagraj
Lalluji’s warehouse, who settled tent city in Prayagraj Mahakumbh, has a huge fire. Flames are visible from 3 kilometers away. The warehouse is on the black road in the middle of Shastri Bridge. The fire broke out at 6:30 am. The warehouse is burning till 9.30 am.
Around 15 vehicles have reached the spot. About 5 lakh bamboo-batter, tent curtains, quilts, cursors, curses and plywood are on fire. The fire is spreading rapidly due to strong wind.
