Massive Fire Breaks Out At Greater Noida Building, Several Feared Trapped

According to the fire department, the an electrical short circuit was the primary cause behind the blaze while it was also suspected that some inflammable material was kept inside the flat. No casualty was reported in the incident, said the officials. However, there was property damage.

Three fire tenders were promptly rushed to the spot and the blaze was brought under control within two hours, officials said.

What did the fire department say?

Chief Fire Officer Pradeep Kumar Choubey said the fire was reported at around 9.30 am from a flat on the second floor at Gaur City 16th Avenue Society in the Bisrakh area of Noida Extension.

"The apartment was locked as its owner was away. With the help of the society's maintenance team, we entered the flat and controlled the blaze. The house has been badly damaged. The fire had also spread to the third-floor flat's balcony and that too was doused immediately," Choubey told PTI.

"Fortunately no one was inside the flat at the time of the incident," the CFO said.

The officer also cautioned the general public to be careful when going outdoors and urged those living in high rises to not close their balconies with iron grilles as it can be "troublesome at the time of emergencies".