Noida, June 5 (IANS) A major fire broke out on Friday morning in a flat located on the 12th floor of a residential building in the IVY County Society in Sector 74, Noida, Uttar Pradesh.

According to officials, fire department teams were immediately rushed to the spot after receiving information about the incident. The society falls under the jurisdiction of the Sector 113 police station.

Visuals from the site showed thick black smoke and flames emerging from the balcony of the affected flat, creating panic among residents of the high-rise complex. Firefighters are currently engaged in efforts to bring the blaze under control.

The exact cause of the fire has not yet been determined. Fortunately, no casualties have been reported so far, and authorities are monitoring the situation closely.

Further details are awaited.

In a separate incident on the same day, another fire was reported in the Gijhor area of Noida’s Sector 52. Initial reports suggest that the fire started in an office situated on the ground floor of a multi-storey building, which also houses a hostel or paying guest accommodation on the upper floors.

Fire brigade teams reached the location promptly after being alerted and are actively working to extinguish the flames and prevent the fire from spreading further. The cause of this incident also remains unknown at this stage, and officials are continuing their investigation.

These incidents come shortly after a tragic fire in the national capital earlier this week. On Wednesday morning, a massive blaze engulfed the Flourish Stay hotel in the Hauz Rani area in Malviya Nagar, trapping several occupants inside. The incident resulted in the death of at least 21 people, including foreign nationals, and left several others injured.

Many of those affected were medical tourists or attendants of patients receiving treatment at nearby hospitals, including Max Hospital.

Following the tragedy, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta is scheduled to chair a high-level meeting on Friday to discuss preventive measures and address issues related to fire safety and unauthorised construction.

Authorities have also taken strict action in connection with the Delhi incident, with the property owner, Lavkesh Bajaj, being arrested and sent to four days of police custody after being detained following an extensive police search operation across the capital.

–IANS

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