Five dead, 64 injured in Durga Puja pandal fire in UP's Bhadohi

Five people died in a fire that broke out at a Durga Puja pandal in Uttar Pradesh's Bhadohi on Sunday night at the time of aarti.

According to news wire agency ANI, 64 persons who were injured have been admitted to hospital.

Among the dead include a 12-year-old boy, a 10-year-old boy and a 45-year-old woman.


On Sunday night, the SP of Bhadohi Anil Kumar had informed about the incident saying that the fire broke out at the time of aarti.

"At around 9 pm, a fire broke out at Durga Puja pandal in Bhadohi as it was the time of aarti. Around 10-15 people were injured and were immediately rushed to the hospital," the SP said.

Gaurang Rathi, the District Magistrate of Bhadohi informed that the incident happened prime facie because of a short circuit.

"Around 150 people were present during the Durga Puja aarti when the fire broke out. 52 people were admitted to different hospitals. People having 30-40% burns have been admitted to trauma centres and every patient is stable. Prime facie, the incident happened due to a short circuit, further probe is on," the DM said.