Video: Massive fire engulfs several shops in Noida, firefighting ops underway

Black fumes were seen billowing into the sky after a fire broke out at five to six shops in Noida's Sector 125. Fire department personnel and police rushed to the spot and began efforts to bring the blaze under control.The fire department team reached the location soon after receiving information about the incident. Firefighters and police personnel are currently engaged in the firefighting operation.Noida Chief Fire Officer Pradeep Kumar said a large number of LPG cylinders were found inside the shops engulfed in the fire. Firefighters are addressing the risk posed by the cylinders while carrying out search and rescue operations to check whether anyone is trapped inside. Fire tenders have reached the spot, and efforts to douse the flames are underway.The cause of the fire has not yet been ascertained. The incident falls under the jurisdiction of Sector 126 police station.ANOTHER FIRE INCIDENT ON NOIDA-AGRA ROUTEAnother incident was where a sleeper bus was engulfed in flames on October 6 along the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway, with thick smoke rising into the sky. Passengers who had been evacuated from the vehicle were seen walking past the burning bus as firefighters worked to bring the blaze under control. Onlookers also gathered near the spot as fire personnel attempted to douse the flames.Several fire tenders were deployed to tackle the blaze, which had spread across the bus. All passengers were evacuated safely, preventing any casualties in the incident, according to the information available. The bus was travelling from Noida towards Agra when the fire broke out in the Knowledge Park police station area of Greater Noida. These incidents once again brings attention to fires in Noida, following the fatal blaze involving shops and sleeper bus.- EndsWith Bhupender Choudhary inputs