Noida: Massive fire breaks out at industrial unit; doused, no casualty

The fire that broke out at an industrial unit at Noida Sector 3, Uttar Pradesh, today has been doused and no casualty was reported, official sources said. Seven fire tenders swung into action to put out the blaze.

Noida (Uttar Pradesh) : A massive fire broke out at an industrial unit at Noida Sector 3 in the early hours of Monday, a senior fire official said. On receiving the information about the blaze, the fire tenders rushed to the spot and took up firefighting operations. The fire has been doused in time and no casualty was reported.

"We got information that a fire broke out at Lokpal Industries at 12:15 am. As soon as the Fire Service Unit got the information, we rushed to the spot. We have been able to control the fire with the help of seven fire brigades after one hour of fire fighting," Gautam Budh Nagar Chief Fire Officer Pradeep Kumar has said. It is not yet known as regards the extent of property damage in the blaze.

Today was Sunday and the company was closed. So we are not able to ascertain the cause of the fire. We have not found any person injured or trapped in the incident since the company was closed, the CFO added. Shedding light on the industrial unit where the fire broke out, Kumar said that the company manufactures industrial lifts which are used for lifting heavy industrial equipment, according to an ANI report.