Ghaziabad: Fire engulfs four apartments in a residence Ghaziabad A diesel generator at Ahimsa Khand-2 exploded on Saturday and a series of small explosions occurred in four fuel drums stored nearby, damaging the front facade of the five-storey building.
Shortly after the incident, a dramatic photo emerged on social media of Arihant Harmony billowing smoke that could be seen from miles away.
The Vaishali Fire Department scrambled three engines to douse the flames, and the first fire crews arrived within five minutes of the fire breaking out just after noon. The Sahibabad Fire Department also sent a rescue team.
Chief Fire Officer Rahul Pal told TOI that four apartments facing the generator shed were gutted in the fire, with damaged furniture and walls covered in a thick layer of soot, with some showing signs of damage. Deep cracks. In some rooms, concrete blocks were falling off the walls, possibly due to the high temperatures.
Firefighters had to break into two apartments on the first and second floors because the owners were absent, the official said. Residents of the other two apartments and adjacent units evacuated themselves after the fire broke out. According to officials, after the generator exploded, fuel drums stored outside the generator shed caught fire one after another, possibly due to malfunction or overheating, and the fire quickly spread to apartments in the adjacent Vista-2 tower.
Alok Kumar, president of the association AOA, said the fire broke out around 12:20 pm. “The IGL pipes were damaged in the fire. Currently, we have arranged to relocate the families affected by the fire to other vacant units in the society. We will also review the structural integrity of the two towers of the society as soon as possible,” he said.
Brijesh Pathak, 55, a resident of a damaged third-floor apartment, said all their electrical equipment, including refrigerators and air conditioners, were damaged. “There are deep cracks in the walls of my house,” he said.
Pathak, who was at work when the fire broke out, said his wife turned off the main power supply to the apartment and rushed out after the fire spread to their apartment. He blamed the association’s maintenance organization for the extensive damage. “For a society with about 152 apartments, three generators were installed instead of two. The fire audit has been delayed by three years,” he said.
Shortly after the incident, a dramatic photo emerged on social media of Arihant Harmony billowing smoke that could be seen from miles away.
The Vaishali Fire Department scrambled three engines to douse the flames, and the first fire crews arrived within five minutes of the fire breaking out just after noon. The Sahibabad Fire Department also sent a rescue team.
Chief Fire Officer Rahul Pal told TOI that four apartments facing the generator shed were gutted in the fire, with damaged furniture and walls covered in a thick layer of soot, with some showing signs of damage. Deep cracks. In some rooms, concrete blocks were falling off the walls, possibly due to the high temperatures.
Firefighters had to break into two apartments on the first and second floors because the owners were absent, the official said. Residents of the other two apartments and adjacent units evacuated themselves after the fire broke out. According to officials, after the generator exploded, fuel drums stored outside the generator shed caught fire one after another, possibly due to malfunction or overheating, and the fire quickly spread to apartments in the adjacent Vista-2 tower.
Alok Kumar, president of the association AOA, said the fire broke out around 12:20 pm. “The IGL pipes were damaged in the fire. Currently, we have arranged to relocate the families affected by the fire to other vacant units in the society. We will also review the structural integrity of the two towers of the society as soon as possible,” he said.
Brijesh Pathak, 55, a resident of a damaged third-floor apartment, said all their electrical equipment, including refrigerators and air conditioners, were damaged. “There are deep cracks in the walls of my house,” he said.
Pathak, who was at work when the fire broke out, said his wife turned off the main power supply to the apartment and rushed out after the fire spread to their apartment. He blamed the association’s maintenance organization for the extensive damage. “For a society with about 152 apartments, three generators were installed instead of two. The fire audit has been delayed by three years,” he said.
