Ghaziabad, June 8 (IANS) Panic gripped a residential area in Ghaziabad on Wednesday after a fire broke out in a house near the Police Lines in Pratap Nagar, allegedly due to a gas cylinder blast, injuring an elderly woman, officials said.

Following the alert, multiple fire service vehicles were rushed to the spot, and firefighters managed to bring the blaze under control before it could spread further.

An elderly woman sustained minor burn injuries in the incident and was admitted to a hospital for treatment.

According to the Fire Department, the Kotwali Fire Station received information about the incident at around 11:33 a.m. on Wednesday. Soon after receiving the call, the Kotwali Fire Officer reached the location with a fire tender.

Another fire tender from the Collectorate, along with a Fire Quick Response Vehicle (FQRV), was also dispatched to assist in the firefighting operation.

During the initial investigation, officials found that the fire had originated from a gas cylinder kept inside a room on the ground floor of the house.

Firefighters immediately launched an operation using hose pipes and hose reels and, after a brief but intensive effort, succeeded in completely extinguishing the flames.

The incident left approximately 80-year-old Vimala Devi with minor burn injuries. She was immediately shifted to a hospital by the local police, where she is currently undergoing treatment.

Officials said the swift response by the fire service ensured that the flames did not spread to other parts of the house, preventing what could have turned into a major fire tragedy.

Authorities added that further necessary action in connection with the incident is being carried out.

Further details are awaited.

This comes close on the heels of the June 30 incident in the Adarsh Nagar Colony of Khoda in Ghaziabad after a transformer caught fire. The blaze quickly spread through nearby electric cables, with flames visible from nearly two kilometres away.

Upon receiving the alert, around half a dozen fire tenders were rushed to the spot, while additional fire engines from nearby fire stations also joined the firefighting operation. Police and fire personnel managed to bring the blaze under control.

–IANS

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