Noida: Fire hits under-construction residential complex, no casualty reported
A fire broke out at an under-construction multi-story building of a private developer in Greater Noida yesterday. There was no report of any casualty in the ATS Dolce residential housing complex coming up in the Zeta Sector. "The fire was reported around 4 pm and three fire tenders were rushed to the spot. The flames were doused in around 60 minutes," police said.
Police say welding sparked fire, project head suspects mischievous elements
While cops guessed the fire got sparked due to welding work which was underway in one of the floors of the building, the project head of the building suspected the role of external mischievous elements. "Sparks caused by the welding work reached the plastic sheet (that stretched several floors) that was covering the building to contain dust and pollution," a police official added.
Project head narrates how the fire started and spread
Meanwhile, Neeraj Tyagi, project head of ATS Dolce, said the incident was reported at 3:20 pm after which he rushed to the site. He saw that the fire had taken place near his office and was spread around the perimeter as the tarpaulin started burning.
Tyagi maintains fire was caused by external mischievous elements
The fire slowly spread on the safety net and reached the upper floors and soon the entire building was in the spate of fire, Tyagi narrated. "The fire was finally brought under control within an hour jointly by vehicles of the fire brigade and internal fire-fighting team. It is apparent that the fire has been caused by external mischievous elements," he claimed.
