Greater Noida: 3 charred to death in factory blaze
Hindustan TimesGreater Noida: Three men were charred to death after a fire broke out at a sofa factory in Greater Noida’s Beta 2 locality on Tuesday morning, said officials, adding that an initial probe indicated gas leakage in an LPG cylinder while cooking led to the blaze. During the probe, it came to the fore that a leakage occurred in a LPG cylinder while they were cooking and fire erupted in the factory, said Pradeep Kuma Chaubey, chief fire officer, Gautam Budh Nagar. “After extinguishing the fire, as firefighters along with the police searched the gutted factory, they found skeletal remains of three people in a room,” the officer added. Pradeep Kumar Chaubey chief fire officer, Gautam Budh Nagar, said, “During the probe, it came to the fore that a leakage occurred in a LPG cylinder while they were cooking and fire erupted in the factory.” Naseeruddin, a relative of deceased Gulfam and resident of Bulandshahr, said that he learnt about the incident around 8am from one of his relatives living near the factory.