Fire at leather jacket factory in Noida

A major fire broke out at a leather jacket factory in Noida's Sector 65, doused after 3 hours. No casualties reported, suspected to be due to a short circuit.

Noida: A major fire broke out at a factory where leather jackets are made in Noida’s Sector 65 early on Sunday morning, fire officials said, adding that the fire was doused after three hours and no casualties were reported.

A team of firefighters found that the flames had spread to the fourth floor, and then it took 15 fire tenders to extinguish the blaze. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)

“On Sunday, at about 4.50am, the fire control room was informed by a security guard of the factory that a major fire had broken out on the third floor of a four-storey building in Sector 65,” Noida Sector 58, fire station in-charge, Rahul Gautam, said.

“On getting information, a team of firefighters rushed to the spot and found that the fire had spread to the fourth floor too. As many as 15 fire tenders were called to extinguish the fire,” Gautam said, adding that the fire was controlled at about 8.30am.

Gautam Budh Nagar, chief fire officer, Pradeep Kumar Chaubey said, “The factory is one where leather jackets are made. Due to excessive smoke from burnt leather, fire fighters found it very difficult to control the fire.”

“Prima facie, it is being suspected that the fire took place due to a short circuit in the building. No injuries were reported,” the CFO said.