At least 14 people were killed and 50 people were injured after a marquee in Rajasthan’s Barmer district collapsed, The Times of India reported.

The incident occurred at a “Ram Katha” – a religious programme – at the Rani Bhatiyani temple in Jasol village after strong winds uprooted the marquee, trapping people underneath, said Additional Superintendent of Police in Barmer Khinv Singh. The event had started on Saturday and was scheduled to continue till June 30.

According to The Tribune, people died of electrocution. The injured were taken to hospitals in Balotra city in the district, and Jodhpur, 91 km away, reported NDTV. “Reasons of the deaths will be clear after post-mortem,” said Ratan Lal Bhargava, the additional superintendent of police of Balotra.

Eyewitnesses claimed the tent got uprooted because of the wind and hovered in air for a few seconds before collapsing, PTI reported. The person leading the event, Murlidhar Maharaj, stopped midway and asked people to leave as the structure began to collapse. He left the stage within seconds, and a stampede-like situation developed in the marquee. No immediate information was available about Maharaj’s condition.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot expressed their condolences.

“Collapse of a ‘Pandaal’ in Rajasthan’s Barmer is unfortunate,” tweeted Modi. “My thoughts are with the bereaved families and I wish the injured a quick recovery.”

Gehlot said the local administration was directing rescue and relief operations. Officials have been directed to investigate the incident and provide all possible help to the families of those affected, he added.