15 tents gutted outside Sector 22 of Maha Kumbh, no loss of life
Mahakumbh Nagar, Jan 30 (PTI): At least 15 tents were gutted on Thursday after they caught fire near Chamanganj Chowki outside Sector 22 in the Maha Kumbh Mela area with officials saying there was no loss of life.
Chief Fire Officer (Kumbh) Pramod Sharma said information about a fire was received this afternoon and the fire was extinguished immediately.
He said due to lack of road, fire engines had difficulty in reaching the spot.
However, the fire was completely extinguished and there was no loss of life or injury, he added.
Sharma said that according to the SDM, these tents were unauthorised.
"Fifteen tents were gutted in this fire. The cause of the fire is being investigated," he said.
A fire erupted in 15 tents at the #MahaKumbhMela in #Prayagraj, #UttarPradesh, on Thursday morning. Officials confirmed that no casualties have been reported so far.
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The fire broke out near the #JhunsiChhatnagGhat and #NageshwarGhat areas in Sector 22 of the Mela ground.… pic.twitter.com/FbG7EaVyCm
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Trump says EU has until July 4 to approve last year's trade deal or it will face higher tariffs
Washington (AP): President Donald Trump has said in a social media post that goods from the European Union would face higher tariff rates if the 27-member bloc fails to approve last year's trade framework by July 4.
The announcement on Thursday appeared to be a deadline extension after the president said last Friday that EU autos would face a higher 25 per cent tariff starting this week. Trump made the updated announcement after what he described as a "great call" with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
Still, the US president was displeased that the European Parliament had yet to finalize the trade arrangement reached last year, which was further complicated in February by the US Supreme Court ruling that Trump lacked the legal authority to declare an economic emergency to impose the initial tariffs used to pressure the EU into talks.
"A promise was made that the EU would deliver their side of the Deal and, as per Agreement, cut their Tariffs to ZERO!" Trump posted. "I agreed to give her until our Country's 250th Birthday or, unfortunately, their Tariffs would immediately jump to much higher levels."
It was unclear from the post whether Trump was implying that the tariff rates would jump on all EU goods or the increase would only apply to autos.
His latest statement indicates he might be backing away from his earlier threat on EU autos by giving the European Parliament several more weeks to approve the agreement.
Under the original terms of the framework, the US would charge a 15 per cent tax on most goods imported from the EU.
But since the Supreme Court ruling, the administration has levied a 10 per cent tariff while investigating trade imbalances and national security issues, aiming to put in new tariffs to make up for lost revenues.
