Aamir Khan: ‘Make In India’ cultural show fire most unfortunate

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the ‘Make in India’ week on Saturday in Mumbai. Following this inauguration, a event was planned on Sunday night at Girgaum Chowpatty beach. This event saw many celebrities from Bollywood and Marathi Film Fraternity gracing their presence.

But due to sudden fire, the show came down to a halt with many attendees leaving with high security to ensure their safety from this situation.

Superstar Aamir Khan, one of the attendees of this cultural extravaganza said that the fire at this venue was most unfortunate – and was glad about the way the crisis was handled.

“The fire during the live show at Chowpatty was most unfortunate but the crisis was very well handled by the Mumbai police, fire department and the Maharashtra government. The evacuation was carried out smoothly resulting in no casualties and no panic. The CM stayed till the end to oversee the evacuation. Excellent disaster management,” Aamir posted on Facebook.

The fire was brought under control in about an hour.

At least 14 fire tenders and 10 water tankers were rushed to the site. The stage was completely burnt down and the show was stopped midway.

Apart from Aamir, actors Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Katrina Kaif, Vivek Oberoi and Shreyas Talpade also attended the event. Maharashtra Governor C.V. Rao, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and his wife Amruta Fadnavis, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray and his wife Rashmi Thackeray were present at the venue too.

The BMC said the fire could have been caused by an electric short-circuit.

Fadnavis termed the incident sad and said a comprehensive probe will be ordered and those responsible for it would face action.

Inputs by IANS

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