A fire broke out in a flat on the 12th floor of a 28-storey residential tower at Ivy County Society in Noida’s Sector 75 on Friday morning, triggering a full-scale evacuation of the building as thick black smoke engulfed the high-rise.
The blaze erupted around 8 am and quickly spread through the apartment, with flames visible from a distance, news agency PTI reported.
Firefighters and police personnel rushed to the scene after receiving an alert and launched an operation to contain the fire.
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Residents fled the building through staircases amid panic, while authorities evacuated the entire tower and shifted occupants of nearby flats to safer locations as a precautionary measure.
Officials said no injuries or casualties had been reported till the filing of this report. The cause of the fire remains unknown and is under investigation.
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In a separate incident, a fire broke out in a flat in Noida’s Sector 100 early Thursday after a short circuit in an air conditioner’s indoor unit, fire officials said, adding that no injuries or casualties were reported.
The incident came days after a blaze erupted on the 27th floor of the same residential society on May 22, which was also attributed to a short circuit in an AC unit.
According to the fire department, Noida has recorded 88 fire incidents linked to air conditioners over the past two months, with such cases witnessing a spike during the summer season.
(With inputs from PTI)