Noida: The district reported two massive fires on Tuesday morning in a factory and a slum, respectively, which kept the fire officials on their toes. As many as 18 fire tenders brought them under control. There was no casualty in any incident and the causes are currently under investigation.
One of the fires broke out in a paper-manufacturing factory in Chhapraula village in the Badalpur area of Greater Noida. It took nearly two-and-a-half hours to bring the fire under control with the help of 13 fire tenders. At least 50% of the factory was gutted in the fire. The fire department is yet to find out how the fire started.
The fire started at 9.30 am in a portion of the building, with the fire department receiving information about the incident within 30 minutes. “We received information at 10 am, and fire tenders rushed to the spot. Initially, the fire broke out in a portion of the building, but it spread to the entire building within no time,” said Arun Kumar Singh, chief fire officer, Gautam Buddh Nagar.
The fire turned so massive that the fire department had to call fire tenders from adjoining Ghaziabad and Bulandshahr districts. “It took around two-and-a-half hours to bring the fire under control. We completely doused the flames after nearly four to five hours with the help of over a dozen fire tenders,” added Singh.
Singh, who was overseeing the operation, said that the fire did not cause damage to any other building, and there was no casualty. “There was also no immediate report of injuries to any person. We are yet to ascertain the cause of the fire and the full damage caused by it,” Singh said.
In the second case, a major fire broke out in the slums in Agahpur village near Sector 41 of Noida. The fire gutted nearly two dozen shanties. Five fire tenders and a nearly two-hour-long operation brought the fire under control.
Sanjeev Kumar, the fire officer of Phase 1 fire station, said that the fire is presumed to have broken out after a cylinder caught fire while in use for cooking. “We received information about the fire at 9 am and sent five fire tenders to the spot. We brought the fire under control in an hour. Everyone was evacuated, and there was no casualty in the fire,” said Kumar. He added that investigations are on about what actually caused the fire.
The CFO said that people living in slums should continuously check on their cylinders and avoid using the small ones, which are unsafe. “People should build new houses at a distance from others as construction materials are vulnerable to catching fire. Those smoking cigarettes or bidis or cooking food on wood should make sure that they douse the fire,” Singh said. He added that one of the common causes of fires in slums are loosely-connected electrical wires and urged people to tape such wires at the earliest.
One of the fires broke out in a paper-manufacturing factory in Chhapraula village in the Badalpur area of Greater Noida. It took nearly two-and-a-half hours to bring the fire under control with the help of 13 fire tenders. At least 50% of the factory was gutted in the fire. The fire department is yet to find out how the fire started.
The fire started at 9.30 am in a portion of the building, with the fire department receiving information about the incident within 30 minutes. “We received information at 10 am, and fire tenders rushed to the spot. Initially, the fire broke out in a portion of the building, but it spread to the entire building within no time,” said Arun Kumar Singh, chief fire officer, Gautam Buddh Nagar.
The fire turned so massive that the fire department had to call fire tenders from adjoining Ghaziabad and Bulandshahr districts. “It took around two-and-a-half hours to bring the fire under control. We completely doused the flames after nearly four to five hours with the help of over a dozen fire tenders,” added Singh.
Singh, who was overseeing the operation, said that the fire did not cause damage to any other building, and there was no casualty. “There was also no immediate report of injuries to any person. We are yet to ascertain the cause of the fire and the full damage caused by it,” Singh said.
In the second case, a major fire broke out in the slums in Agahpur village near Sector 41 of Noida. The fire gutted nearly two dozen shanties. Five fire tenders and a nearly two-hour-long operation brought the fire under control.
Sanjeev Kumar, the fire officer of Phase 1 fire station, said that the fire is presumed to have broken out after a cylinder caught fire while in use for cooking. “We received information about the fire at 9 am and sent five fire tenders to the spot. We brought the fire under control in an hour. Everyone was evacuated, and there was no casualty in the fire,” said Kumar. He added that investigations are on about what actually caused the fire.
The CFO said that people living in slums should continuously check on their cylinders and avoid using the small ones, which are unsafe. “People should build new houses at a distance from others as construction materials are vulnerable to catching fire. Those smoking cigarettes or bidis or cooking food on wood should make sure that they douse the fire,” Singh said. He added that one of the common causes of fires in slums are loosely-connected electrical wires and urged people to tape such wires at the earliest.
