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A newly elected candidate was injured in a fire during victory celebrations in Chandgad following the Maharashtra assembly election results on Saturday.
Independent candidate Shivaji Patil, representing the Chandgad assembly constituency, sustained injuries in the incident.
The fire occurred when women performing an ‘aarti’ for Shivaji Patil at Mahgaon were caught in a blaze caused by a large amount of gulal falling from a crane onto their ‘aarti’ plates, according to eyewitnesses cited by PTI.
A video of the incident, now viral, shows a crane releasing a massive amount of gulal into the crowd celebrating the candidate’s victory.
