Ghaziabad Fire Tragedy: Massive fire broke out a flat in a flat on the 10th floor of the Gaur Green Avenue Society. The fire immediately spread to 10-12 flats in the Abhay Khand society and fire department was alerted immediately and rushed in. Smoke from the Ghaziabad fire tragedy could be seen from the Delhi-Meerut Expressway.
Ghaziabad Fire Tragedy-Turn Of Events
Chief Fire Officer Rahul Pal commented that teams of fire brigade departments are presently working to extinguish the fire. The society management immediately evacuated individuals and families trapped in the fire and started rescue operations much before fire department stepped in.
The tower where the fire broke out in Gaur Green Avenue Society has 13 floors.
A resident commented that there may have been some electricity issue behind the fire but he does not have full information as of now. There is no immediate confirmation of casualties or injuries as of now. Power supply to the society complex was immediately cut off as a precautionary step, resulting in the shutdown of society elevators.
Incidents Of Fire On The Rise
A few days back, fire broke out in a closed flat on the 22nd floor of Ajnara Green Society in Ghaziabad.
Another incident came from the Kanawani village in Indirapuram when more than 250 jhuggis were gutted after several LPG cylinders exploded. Before that, massive fire broke out in the Vikas Nagar area in Lucknow. Several teams including police, fire department, district administration, along with National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) were rushed in to perform massive rescue and fire-fighting operations. In Lucknow, more than 300 shanties were gutted down and about 10-15 children were killed while more than 30 LPG cylinders busted out.
In summer months, the incidents of fire is always on the rise but this year 2026 has not started well for the state of Uttar Pradesh with several incidents of mass-scale fire breakouts, causing several loss of lives.