Five people including a seven-month-old child were killed after a massive fire broke out in a house in the Behta Hajipur village of the Loni border area in the Ghaziabad district on Wednesday night, said the police.
The fire was put off and two people were injured including a woman and a child who were admitted to a hospital, said Additional Police Commissioner of Ghaziabad, Dinesh Kumar P, as per an ANI report.
The blaze erupted from the ground floor and spread to the higher stories, said the top cop, adding that people on the first and second floors were trapped.
"Late in the night (June 12), we received information that a fire has broken out in a house in the Loni area and people are trapped. On receiving the information, police and fire brigade reached the spot immediately," said the Ghaziabad top cop, according to the ANI report.
"... A woman and a child were injured and they have been moved to the hospital. The fire spread from the ground floor to the higher storeys. The people on the first and second floors were tapped in. 5 people have lost their lives and they are being identified... The reason for the fire would be determined in the morning after inquiry...," said Dinesh P.
He said that the cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained after inquiry.
"According to some people, there were foam cubes in the house and because of that, the fire spread more aggressively. However, the real cause of the fire would be determined in the morning after inquiry," said the Additional Police Commissioner.