Fire breaks out at Maha Kumbh Mela venue after ‘gas cylinder explosion’

Mahakumbh Nagar: A fire broke out at the Maha Kumbh Mela venue in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, reportedly following the explosion of two gas cylinders inside a tent. The fire quickly spread to several nearby tents, burning them to the ground. Thankfully, no injuries have been reported. ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಿ.. ಪ್ರಯಾಗ್ರಾಜ್: 'ಮಹಾ ಕುಂಭಮೇಳ'ದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಗ್ನಿ ಅವಘಡ.. According to police, the fire started in Sector 19 of the Maha Kumbh site, where the cylinders exploded. Fire trucks, which were already stationed at the venue as part of safety measures for the large-scale event, rushed to the scene and managed to control the blaze. As a precautionary measure, people living in surrounding tents were promptly evacuated to ensure their safety. The incident, though alarming, did not result in any casualties, tha...

New Delhi: The world can expect another pandemic any day, due to virus spillover from animals, said Mario C.B. Raviglione, former Director of the Global Tuberculosis (TB) Programme at the World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday. Speaking exclusively to IANS, Raviglione said that a highly interconnected world is the perfect way for the spread of another pandemic, like COVID-19. “Everyone is expecting another pandemic. This may happen any day because we live in a very interconnected world,” said Raviglione, Full Professor of Global Health at the University of Milan, Italy. “Italy was the first country that was hit in the Western world by Covid. And that is obviously linked to the rapid transportation means that we have nowadays. So in an interconnected world, in a global village, ...

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Fire breaks out at Maha Kumbh Mela venue after ‘gas cylinder explosion’

World can expect another zoonotic pandemic any day: Ex-WHO Director