 "5 dead, 67 injured after Durga Puja 'pandal' fire in UP's Bhadohi")
A total of 67 people were injured in the incident of which the condition of three is stated to be critical.
The DM along with other senior officials of the district reached the spot to oversee the rescue efforts.
Nine people were admitted in a local hospital, while 33 others with serious burn injuries were referred to a hospital in nearby Varanasi.
An official of the fire department said that the incident occurred around 9.30 pm when an aarti was being performed.
Around 300 people were inside the Pandal at the time of the incident..
Prima facie, an electric short circuit is believed to be the cause of fire.
(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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