A major fire broke out at the Mahakumbh in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj on Sunday. There was no immediate news of any casualties.

The fire broke out in Sector 19 of Mahakumbh Tent City. The police said it was caused by an explosion of cooking cylinders.

Kumbh Mela chief fire officer Pramod Sharma said 15 fire tenders were put into service to contain the blaze that engulfed 18 tents.

Prayagraj district magistrate Ravindra Kumar told ANI that the fire broke out at around 4.30pm in the tent of Gita press. “…There is no information of any casualty. The situation is under control,” he said.

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath took cognizance of the fire incident. He also visited the site of the fire and spoke to officials and firefighting teams on the spot.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also spoke to Adityanath and inquired about the fire at Mahakumbh, according to sources.

Uttar Pradesh minister AK Sharma told ANI that the fire was brought under control within 20 minutes.