Ghaziabad: Major Fire in Indirapuram Residential Building, All Evacuated — How Did the Blaze Erupt?

Ghaziabad: A fire broke out at a residential building in Friends Avenue, Shakti Khand 2, Indirapuram on Wednesday night. The incident occurred amid the Diwali festive season, as the city witnessed over 40 distress calls to the firefighting department seeking help for several major and minor fire incidents.Chief Fire Officer of Ghaziabad, Rahul Pal, said the blaze erupted around 8:30 PM at Divya Apartments, located in the Shakti Khand-2 area of Indirapuram. Nearly a dozen fire tenders were rushed to the spot after receiving the alert.”All residents were safely evacuated before the fire could spread further. Firefighters worked from both inside and outside the building to bring the flames completely under control within an hour,” Pal said.Preliminary investigations suggest that the fire started from fibre sheets installed as a temporary structure in the balcony of one of the flats, which later spread to other parts of the building, he added.Pal said a detailed investigation is underway to ascertain the exact cause of the fire.Noida Reports Over 20 Incidents of Fire During DiwaliMeanwhile, Ghaziabad’s neigbhouring metropolitan Gautam Buddha Nagar or Noida reported as many as 26 incidents fire incidents in the past 24 hours, but there were no casualties, an official said on Tuesday.Pradeep Kumar Choubey, Chief Fire Officer (CFO) of Gautam Buddha Nagar, said that these fire incidents were reported from residences, shops, factories, vehicles, and slums.“A total of 26 fire incidents occurred in various areas of the district during the 24 hours between October 20 and 21 during Diwali,” Choubey said.The CFO said the firefighting teams arrived promptly and controlled each fire.“The major fire incidents occurred in the areas of Fire Station Phase-1, Phase-2, Phase-3, Ecotech-1, Ecotech-3, Greater Noida, Knowledge Park, Gaur City Unit, and Sector-58,” he added.“There was no casualties in these fire incidents,” the officer said. Related News | Diwali Tragedy in Navi Mumbai: Four, Including Child, Dead in Vashi High-Rise FireHighlighted an incident, he said, “On October 20, a call was received about a fire in the balcony of a flat in Aditya Celebrity Homes, Sector-76, Noida. Upon receiving the call, a unit from Fire Station Phase-3 immediately left and extinguished the fire with the help of local people.”The CFO added, “While returning, a call was received about a fire at two different locations (J Block and K Block) in Ajnara Heritage Society, Sector-74. The unit immediately reached there and after a lot of effort, the fire in the balconies of both the flats was completely extinguished. The entire building was secured by preventing the fire from spreading to other parts of the flats.”With inputs from PTI