India, Feb. 7 -- A fire broke out in two different sectors of the Maha Kumbh mela gutting 22 tents and damaging property worth nearly Rs.10 lakh on Friday morning, police said. No casualty was reported till the time of filing this story.

The first fire incident was reported around 10 am in the ISKCON camp in sector 18 of Maha Kumbh mela while the second fire broke out in sector 5 near Khak Chowk area.

It is suspected that the fire broke out due to an electrical short circuit at the ISKCON camp on Tulsi Marg, said chief fire officer, Maha Kumbh, Pramod Sharma.

Neighbouring camps of different organisations were also evacuated to avoid any human casualty.

Over a dozen fire tenders were pressed to get the fire under control in an hour.

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