New Delhi: A large fire broke out in the popular FD Block Durga Puja pandal in the Salt Lake area of Kolkata on Wednesday morning. The entire Durga idol, along with the pandal decorations, had been ravaged in flames before the puja committee could perform the idol dip. Also read – West Bengal: 5 dead when ship capsizes during Durga Idol dive in Murshidabad
No one was reportedly injured as the incident took place early in the morning. Also read: low visitor participation in the centennial Durga Puja in Kolkata
Emergency services and firefighters have arrived on the scene to carry out relief operations. However, the pandal was already damaged when they reached the scene. Also read – Dussehra 2020: How will Ravan Effigy burn this year? Here are the guidelines from the Uttarakhand government
West Bengal Minister Sujit Basu also rushed to the scene to learn about the situation.
He said the cause of the fire is not yet known. Bidhannagar police have done a forensic search. Later that day, a forensic team will visit the scene to determine the cause of the fire.
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