One of the tents put up for the mahouts, who have accompanied the pachyderm team that has arrived in the city to take part in the Nada Habba, at the palace premises was completely gutted in an accidental fire, here on Friday. Putta, a kavadi who cooks food for the elephants, had forgotten to switch off the stove that he had ignited and led to the incident. No loss of life or material has been reported.