At least one person died this Saturday due to a fire that ravaged five temporary businesses in the city of Noida, a major industrial and residential area bordering New Delhi, police reported.
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“Firefighters responded quickly, evacuated the stores, and completely extinguished the fire with six vehicles. During the incident, one person was found unconscious and immediately sent to the hospital for treatment, where doctors declared them dead,” the Gautam Buddh Nagar Police Headquarters (district to which Noida belongs) stated in a post on X.
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Police officials went to the scene of the incident, located in the Raipur area, to begin investigations and take appropriate legal action.
Images released through social media show a dense column of smoke rising from the scene and how flames quickly engulfed the structures, spreading from one business to another.
Although initial reports from local media mentioned the sound of gas cylinders exploding during the blaze, this detail has not yet been confirmed by authorities, who currently do not know the exact cause of the fire or the full extent of the damage.
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