📷 Image: Wikimedia Commons / Yann Forget
Local
Fire Breaks Out in Durga Puja Pandal During Ramleela in Rasulpur, Siwan, Injuring 10
✍️ Amar Ujala · Bihar
🗓 21 Oct 2026, 03:46 PM
👁 9
A fire erupted in a Durga Puja pandal set up for a Ramleela performance in Rasulpur village, Siwan district, Bihar, leaving ten people injured, including five children.
A blaze ignited in a temporary Durga Puja pandal that had been erected for a Ramleela show in the village of Rasulpur, located in Siwan district of Bihar. The fire broke out while the theatrical performance was underway, prompting panic among the gathered crowd.
Emergency services reported that ten individuals sustained burns, five of whom were children. The injured were rushed to the nearest health centre, and the five seriously burnt children were subsequently transferred to a tertiary hospital in Patna for advanced treatment.
Local police and fire‑brigade officials arrived at the scene, extinguished the flames and began an inquiry to determine the cause of the fire. Preliminary reports suggest that the blaze may have originated from a cooking arrangement inside the pandal, but the investigation remains ongoing.
Authorities have urged the public to observe strict safety protocols during religious and cultural gatherings, emphasizing the need for proper fire‑prevention measures in temporary structures.
Emergency services reported that ten individuals sustained burns, five of whom were children. The injured were rushed to the nearest health centre, and the five seriously burnt children were subsequently transferred to a tertiary hospital in Patna for advanced treatment.
Local police and fire‑brigade officials arrived at the scene, extinguished the flames and began an inquiry to determine the cause of the fire. Preliminary reports suggest that the blaze may have originated from a cooking arrangement inside the pandal, but the investigation remains ongoing.
Authorities have urged the public to observe strict safety protocols during religious and cultural gatherings, emphasizing the need for proper fire‑prevention measures in temporary structures.