A video went viral on social media claiming that a Shyama Puja mandap was set on fire in Jashore, Bangladesh. The 29-second video shows a puja mandap burning down in moments.
However, Prothom Alo's fact check revealed that the incident did not take place in Bangladesh, but in Yashora Kalibazar under Panskura police station in Purba Medinipur district of West Bengal, India. The fire broke out at the puja mandap last Saturday afternoon.
According to reports from Indian media outlets, the fire originated from a short circuit during electrical work and quickly spread across the mandap. A fire service unit arrived at the scene and brought the fire under control.
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