Two women died after a massive fire broke out at a tent godown in Ghaziabad's Loni border area on Monday morning. Around 8 people, who were trapped in the fire, were rescued from the building.
The fire was reported to the fire brigade at 6.52 am. On the ground floor of the four-storey building, there was a godown of tents that caught fire. The third floor of the building was residential where 10 people were trapped. 3 fire engines were at the spot to douse the fire.
Fire brigade official Rahul Pal said that 8 people have been rescued from the building after breaking the wall.
They (the women) were taken to a hospital and have possibly died," he said, adding that besides them, there were eight others in the building and they have been rescued.
Teams were rushed to the site and two fire tenders from Tronica City and one from Sahibabad were sent, Pal said.
"There was a major fire in the building's ground floor where works related to the tent house business were done," he said.
"They were rescued by breaking a wall after firefighters reached them using an external stair. When the building was further checked, a woman was found injured on the first floor and another on the second floor. They were taken to a hospital and have possibly died," the officer said.
On the cause of the fire, Pal said it seems it broke out after a short circuit in the building's ground floor. There was no one present in the ground floor during the time of the incident, he added.
Pal said a firefighter was injured in the rescue operation when an iron gate fell.
(Report by Sanjay Shah)
