Prayagraj: Fire gutted five empty tents near the parade area in sector 3 of the mela campus on Thursday. However, no one was injured in the incident. CFO (Magh Mela) Animesh Singh told TOI that the fire broke out in an empty tent, which later spread to 4 nearby tents. Upon being alerted, a team from the fire department, armed with three fire extinguishers, rushed to the spot and controlled the blaze within 30 minutes. He said all tents belonged to the kisan union. Police officials suspect that someone might have prepared food in an empty tent and went away without dousing the flames.
