Summary:
Noida: Two children died and some people received minor burn injuries when a massive fire gutted around 150 shanties at Bahlolpur village in Noida Sector 63 on Sunday afternoon.
Local residents claimed that the fire tenders reached the spot late.
Govind, a resident, said that the incident took place around 1pm and the locals immediately informed police and the fire department.
“They (fire tenders) reached the spot about 3pm.
By that time everything was burnt down,” he said, adding that he lost goods and valuables worth ?3 lakh in the incident.
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Noida: Two children died and some people received minor burn injuries when a massive fire gutted around 150 shanties at Bahlolpur village in Noida Sector 63 on Sunday afternoon.
Local residents claimed that the fire tenders reached the spot late.
Govind, a resident, said that the incident took place around 1pm and the locals immediately informed police and the fire department.
“They (fire tenders) reached the spot about 3pm.
By that time everything was burnt down,” he said, adding that he lost goods and valuables worth ?3 lakh in the incident.
Arun Kumar, chief fire safety officer, said that it took some time to reach the spot due to narrow road.
“We received the information at 2pm.