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Make In India event fire unfortunate: Khan

| | Feb 15, 2016, at 09:54 pm
Mumbai, Feb 15 (IBNS) Bollywood actor Aamir Khan on Monday said the fire incident which hit a cultural event of the Make In India programme in Mumbai on Sunday as 'unfortunate'.

"The fire at Chowpatty was most unfortunate but the crisis was very well handled by the Mumbai Police, Fire Dept & the Maharashtra Govt," Khan tweeted.

"The evacuation was carried out smoothly resulting in no casualties and no panic," he said.

Appreciating the evacuation moves made by the government, Khan said, " The CM stayed till the end to oversee the evacuation. Excellent disaster management."

A massive fire broke out  during a cultural programme  of the Make In India week event in Mumbai on Sunday.

14 fire engines,10 water tankers rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control.

No one has been hurt in the incident.

Several celebrities and politicians were present at the spot when the fire broke out, reports said.

The venue was evacuated immediately after flames were spotted, officials said.

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