Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday expressed his condolences after at least six people were killed in a massive fire that broke out at a wedding pandal in Darbhanga district.
Taking to X, Nitish Kumar said, "It is sad that 6 people died in a fire incident during a wedding procession in Antor village of Alinagar block of Darbhanga. I have instructed for proper treatment of the injured and I wish them a speedy recovery. I pray to God to give strength to the bereaved family to bear the pain in this hour of grief."
In the incident on Thursday in Alinagar in Bahera police station area the pandal caught fire during the bursting of firecrackers, eyewitnesses said. It is suspected that a few inflammables kept inside the pandal helped the fire to spread rapidly, police said.
The deceased were identified as Sunil Paswan (26), Lila Devi (23), Kanchan Devi (26), Siddhanth Kumar (4), Shashank Kumar (3) and Sakshi Kumari (5).
