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  • Two kids dead, around 150 shanties gutted in fire at Noida village

    By PTI
    NOIDA: A major fire broke out in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida on Sunday, leaving two children dead and destroying around 150 shanties, police said.

    The fire broke out around 1 pm in the JJ cluster near Behlolpur village under Phase 3 police station limits, according to officials.

    “Around a dozen fire tenders were deployed at the sight to control the blaze. The fire has been controlled now but due to wind there is still smoke left,” Deputy Commissioner of Police, Central Noida, Harish Chander said.

    “Around 150 shanties got destroyed in the fire and the bodies of two children have been recovered. The exact cause of the fire is being ascertained,” he said.

    Police and fire safety officials were at the spot overseeing the operation, he added.

    Other details were awaited.

  • 4 hurt in fire after cylinder explodes in Noida company

    By PTI
    NOIDA (UP): Four people were injured on Tuesday when a fire broke out on the premises of a private company in Noida following an LPG cylinder explosion, police said.

    The incident took place around 11 am in Sector 4 of the city, the police said.

    Those injured have been hospitalised and the blaze controlled by the Fire Department, the police said in a statement.

    Senior police and Fire officials were at the site to review the situation, it added.