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But the transmission power line cannot be shut because it supplies power to the neighbouring Rampur district and Thakurdwara tehsil. They had pulled the distribution power line upwards with sticks to let the tazia pass, and the distribution line touched the transmission line, which caused a blast, leading to a fire in the tazia.”“UPPCL had already stopped supply on the distribution power line at the time of the Muharram procession. They had shut down supply to distribution line according to instructions they had received. People following the tazia suffered burn injuries.Speaking to TOI, Moradabad district magistrate Rakesh Kumar Singh said, “The incident occurred due to the negligence of the people carrying the huge tazia. Moradabad: 32 people sustained burn injuries during a Muharram procession after the tazia got entangled in high tension wires and caught fire here late on Friday night..