MEERUT: A big tent at a trade fair caught fire on Wednesday night reportedly due to a short circuit. The blaze brought back memories of the 2006 Victoria Park fire in which 60 people died. Fair organiser Deepak Jain said, The fire started with a small spark in a wire installed for lights along the fabric of the tent. It burned for just 90 seconds and was put out using a fire extinguisher.There were over 80 visitors, no one panicked. Chief fire officer Santosh Rai said, "By the time fire officials reached, the fire was under control."We also published the following articles recentlyPunjab comes under fire, NGT asks why stubble burning not reined inNGT questions Punjab governments inability to control stubble burning as 33,000 farm fires recorded. NGT criticizes agencies for failing to improve air quality index in Delhi-NCR. Farm fires still visible on satellite images. Low number of FIRs registered against violators. Punjab government reports a 30% reduction in farm fires.

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