Two‑Hour Battle Ends Fire at Bulandshahr Road Cooling Pad Plant, Officials Say

Emergency crews faced a daunting task when a fire ignited at Shanti Enterprises’ cooling‑pad factory on Bulandshahr Road, Ghaziabad, on September 21, 2026. The blaze, reported at 12:10 p.m., quickly engulfed a 500‑square‑metre temporary tin structure. Initial response consisted of four fire tenders from Kotwali fire station. As the fire spread, the chief fire officer escalated the response, calling in two water‑browsers from Vaishali station and two more tenders from Sahibabad, raising the total to eight units. After roughly two hours, they succeeded in fully controlling the fire. No one was injured during the incident. The investigation into the fire’s origin is ongoing, and an exact estimate of property damage has yet to be compiled.