Prayagraj,

16 Jan (HS): Manas Mishra (35), a relative of Muzaffarnagar District Magistrate

Umesh Mishra, succumbed to burn injuries in a fire that broke out at a camp in

Sector 5 of the Magh Mela area on late Thursday night. He was admitted to a

hospital for treatment.

Magh

Mela Superintendent of Police Neeraj Kumar Pandey said on Friday that a fire

broke out in a camp located in Sector 5 of the fair area on Thursday night.

Upon receiving the information, fire brigade personnel arrived with fire

engines and the fire was quickly extinguished. Manas Mishra, a resident of

Lilapur village in the Sarai Inayat police station area of ​​Prayagraj

district, suffered burn injuries in the fire. He was immediately admitted to

Swarup Rani Nehru Hospital for treatment, where doctors declared him dead. The

body was sent for post-mortem. Upon learning of the accident, family members

rushed to the hospital. Police conducted the post-mortem on Friday morning and

handed over the body to the family for cremation.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi