{"id":294029,"date":"2025-01-18T17:46:32","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T12:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=294029"},"modified":"2025-01-18T17:46:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T12:16:54","slug":"mahakumbh-mockdrill-video-shared-as-real-fire-incident-false-claim-viral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/mahakumbh-mockdrill-video-shared-as-real-fire-incident-false-claim-viral\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire services mock drill video falsely shared as hospital blaze at Maha Kumbh"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Maha Kumbh Mela, a significant religious gathering held every 12 years in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, commenced on January 13, 2025. Amid the celebrations, a video began circulating on social media showing police personnel extinguishing a fire and rescuing people outside what appears to be a hospital. The social media claims alongside the video states that a massive fire broke out at the Maha Kumbh Mela\u2019s Central Hospital, resulting in eight deaths.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nazneen Akhtar, a social media influencer and advocate<\/a>, shared the video on X (formerly Twitter) with the caption, \u201cMassive fire in the hospital of the Maha Kumbh Mela area.\u201d However, this post was later deleted. (Archived link<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Video creator Kanhaiya Yadav also shared the video with similar claims on his Instagram page<\/a> and YouTube channel<\/a>. (Archived link 1<\/a>, link 2<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

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A post shared by Yadav Kanhaiya ( Son Of Yaduvansh ) (@kvlogs1926)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Several other X users, including \u00a0Vakil Pradhan<\/a>,\u00a0Saima Khan<\/a>, along with\u00a0<\/span>accounts like<\/a>\u00a0News Jungal<\/a> further propagated the claim of a deadly fire during the Kumbh Mela. (Archived link 1<\/a>,\u00a0link 2<\/a>, link 3<\/a>)<\/p>\n