Noida, 12

March (HS): A fire broke out Thursday morning at an electric meter

manufacturing factory in Sector 4 of the Noida Police Station Phase 1 area.

Twenty fire brigade vehicles brought the fire under control. The fire caused a

stampede, leaving more than 30 people seriously injured. They have been

admitted to the Noida District Hospital for treatment. Some people fainted due

to smoke inhalation and have been placed in the ICU.

About two

hundred and fifty people were working in an electricity meter manufacturing

factory located in Sector - 4. A fire

suddenly broke out at the factory at 5:30 a.m. today. Smoke filled the area as

the fire spread, causing a stampede among the workers. More than 30 people were

injured in the stampede and smoke inhalation.

Additional

Police Commissioner Rajiv Narayan Mishra said that a fire broke out due to

unknown reasons at an electric meter manufacturing factory. Around 250 people

were working there at the time. He said that 20 fire brigade vehicles arrived.

After considerable effort, the fire was brought under control. He stated that

the fire caused a stampede among the workers at the company.

More than

30 people were injured in the incident, including Ranjeet, Pankaj, Dilip Yadav,

Rajesh Kumar, Sagar Kumar Jha, Deepu, Jitu, Neeraj, Pradeep, Dilip, Praveen,

Alok, Sukhbir, Umesh, Ajit, Shivnandan, Amarjeet, Ranjeet, Mohammad Alam, Munna

Kumar, and Palash Sarkar. Of these, 17 people are in the ICU. Most of those

admitted to the ICU had fainted due to smoke inhalation. They were rescued and

taken out. He stated that they have been admitted to the Noida District

Hospital for treatment. He stated that no deaths have been reported so far in

this incident.

A large

number of police forces are deployed at the scene, and the situation is under

control. He said that another company located in the Thana Phase-2 area also

caught fire this morning due to unknown causes. Fire brigade vehicles arrived

at the scene and brought the fire under control. He said there were no

casualties in the incident. The fire has been brought under control.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi