A massive fire broke out in a plastic factory building in Noida's sector 3. Fire engines are present on site and are attempted to put out the fire, media reports said.
Ravi Shankar Chabbi, Joint Commissioner of Police, Law & Order) said to ANI, "We received the information of fire at a plastic tray manufacturing company. Several fire tenders are working to douse the fire. The building near the company has been evacuated. So far no injuries or loss of life have been reported."
A video shared by news agency ANI shows huge clouds of smoke billowing from the site.
#WATCH | Thick black smoke rises from fire at a building in Noida's Sector 3. More details awaited.#UttarPradesh pic.twitter.com/SRE6FdBthO
— ANI (@ANI) October 7, 2022
Several fire engines have reached the spot. Information regarding the cause of the fire and number of people trapped or injured, if any, is yet to be released.
Some Twitter users also shared images and videos of the fire.
Big fire in noida sector 3 near noida sector 16 metro station 🤨😧 pic.twitter.com/OpaNU4zXTe
— Rohit (@Rohit47779760) October 7, 2022
Whatever pollution was cleaned by todays rain is back due to the fire accident in noida sector 3.I wish there is no human loss. pic.twitter.com/lkEgororRo
— Govind Prakash Pandey (@gpandey71) October 7, 2022
Further details are awaited.
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