MUMBAI: A huge fire on Sunday engulfed the venue of a cultural event in Mumbai that was being held at the opening of a “Make in India” week launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to drum up foreign investment.
Fire engulfed the stage, television pictures from the scene showed. A reporter told Times Now television that around 20,000 spectators had been evacuated from the venue. No casualties were reported, according to the Home Ministry in New Delhi.
(Reporting by Sumeet Chatterjee; Writing by Douglas Busvine; Editing by Alison Williams)
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