A fire broke out at a quick commerce company’s godown in Niti Khand, Indirapuram, on Thursday evening and was doused after a two-hour operation involving around 15 fire tenders, officials said.
Thick smoke also entered adjoining residential flats. “Fire tenders from Noida, Hapur and Meerut were called in, and police personnel were also deployed to assist in the firefighting operation. An SDRF team also reached the spot.
District fire department officials said the blaze started on the ground floor of the godown and later spread towards nearby furniture shops. Police said fire tenders from Noida, Hapur and Meerut were also called in, while a team of the State Disaster Response Force joined the operation. Some residents in nearby flats were evacuated as a precaution,” said Rijul, deputy commissioner of police, trans-Hindon zone.
No loss of life or injuries were reported,” chief fire officer Saurabh Kumar Singh told HT. “The fire spread towards the furniture shops nearby, while thick smoke entered the residential flats. Our teams rescued a woman from the second floor of one of the buildings as it was engulfed in smoke. “The exact cause of the fire is not known yet.
Around 15 fire tenders were deployed and the blaze was doused in about two hours.
Officials said some furniture in nearby shops and goods stored inside the godown were damaged in the fire. Our teams are carrying out cooling operations and the cause will be ascertained later,” Singh said.
