Several flats on fire at Ghaziabad's Gaur Green Avenue high-rise; firefighting underway

Chief fire officer Rahul Pal said the fire began in a flat on the ninth floor before spreading to upper levels of the residential tower.

Gaur Green Avenue fire: Firefighting operations were underway on Wednesday morning after a blaze broke out in multiple flats of the Gaur Green Avenue high-rise in Indirapuram, with flames spreading across the ninth, tenth and eleventh floors, officials said.

A massive fire broke out at Gaur Green Avenue in Indirapuram, Ghaziabad, on Wednesday morning. (Sakib Ali/ HT Photo)

No casualties or injuries had been reported till the filing of this report, they said.

Chief fire officer Rahul Pal said the fire began in a flat on the ninth floor before spreading to upper levels of the residential tower.

“Our teams are working to control the fire, and it is expected that 5-6 flats are on fire. We are trying to break open the doors of the flats to carry on firefighting. The fire started in a flat on the ninth floor and then spread to the other floors. About 5-6 flats were engulfed in fire and also suffered damage to household items,” Pal said.

The blaze sent thick plumes of smoke into the sky, visible from several kilometres away.

Many commuters in Indirapuram, as well as those travelling on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway and the Hindon elevated road, recorded videos of the fire and shared them on social media.