1 Dies In Massive Fire At Noida Banquet Hall, Thick Smoke Fills Air — WATCH

The banquet hall which was worth crores of rupees was reduced to ashes in the fire. The reason of the fire is yet to be ascertained, police said, adding that the blaze was under control. 

Thick plumes of smoke were seen rising from the building.

Source : ABP

An electrician died in a major fire that broke out at Lotus Grandeur banquet hall located in Noida Sector 74 around 3 am on Wednesday. The banquet hall which was worth crores of rupees was reduced to ashes in the fire. The reason of the fire is yet to be ascertained, police said, adding that the blaze was under control. Thick plumes of smoke were seen rising from the building in videos surfaced online.

VIDEO | An electrician died in a major fire that broke out at a banquet hall in Noida around 3 am last night. The banquet hall which was worth crores of rupees was reduced to ashes. The reason of the fire is yet to be ascertained. The blaze has been taken in control by the fire… pic.twitter.com/sSTDx0U9uf

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) October 30, 2024

A police team reached the spot within 10 minutes and fire tenders were also called. "We received information about fire at Lotus Grandeur banquet hall in Sector-74 at around 3 am, police reached the spot within 10 minutes. Ten fire tenders reached. It took time to douse the fire as it is a big structure. Rescue operation is going on. An electrician died in the incident," Noida DCP Ram Badan Singh said.

VIDEO | "We received information about fire at Lotus Grandeur banquet hall in Sector-74 at around 3 am, police reached the spot within 10 minutes. Ten fire tenders reached. It took time to douse the fire as it is a big structure. Rescue operation is going on. An electrician died… pic.twitter.com/yQqobw2Izz

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) October 30, 2024

Fire Breaks Out At Slum In Rohini

A fire broke out in a slum area in Rohini here, officials of the Delhi Fire Services said on Wednesday. No casualties have been reported, as per officials. "We received a call regarding a fire in some shanties in the Vijay Vihar area close to Rithala at 9 pm. We rushed a total of seven fire tenders to the spot," PTI quoted a senior DFS official as saying. It took more than one hour to douse the flames, he added.