Major fire at cooler manufacturing factory in Gr Noida

Noida: A massive fire broke out at a cooler manufacturing factory in Greater Noida’s Ecotech 3 on Monday afternoon, police said.

Plumes of thick black smoke could be seen billowing into the sky from a distance.

So far, no casualty has been reported and nobody is trapped inside, Anil Kumar Pandey, incharge at Ecotech Police station, said.

The fire broke out at the factory of Ocean Mold Plast at around 1:30 pm, they said, adding that 26 fire tenders have been deployed and firefighting operations are underway.

The fire has spread to the nearby shops and factories, they said.

DCP Central Noida along with other officers and local police force are present at the spot, the police said.

Prima facie, a short circuit is suspected to be the cause of the massive blaze, they said.

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