Vaibhav Krishna, DIG Kumbh, said, “Footage of the incident will be thoroughly examined, including recordings from cameras installed at the site.”

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday visited the site of the stampede that occurred on January 29 during the Mahakumbh in Prayagraj, resulting in multiple casualties and injuries.He also conducted an aerial survey of the Mahakumbh.

The fire was reported in Sector-22 of the Maha Kumbh district near Chatnag Ghat. The devotees are reported safe and evacuated from the site of the fire.

PRAYAGRAJ, India — At least 30 people were killed and many more injured in a stampede at the world’s largest religious gathering early Wednesday, police said, as millions of pilgrims rushed to dip in sacred waters during the Maha Kumbh festival in northern India.

Stampede: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will on Saturday visit Prayagraj, his first visit after the stampede tragedy on the Mauni Amavasya. At least 30 people died, and several others were injured on Wednesday after the crowd broke barricades and jumped to the other side,

Moments before a deadly stampede at the world's biggest religious gathering in India, Hindu devotees queuing to take a spiritual bath in a river said they pleaded with police to open barricaded routes to thin out a surging crowd.