Ghaziabad, April 16 -- A massive fire broke out in the Kanawani slum area under the Indirapuram police station limits on Thursday, prompting a swift response from fire and district authorities.

According to Ghaziabad District Magistrate Ravindra Kumar Mandar, the blaze affected a cluster of around 150 slum dwellings in Kanawani village, where scrap-related work was being carried out.

"There is Kanavani village in the Indirapuram police station area, and here there are about 150 more slum dwellings where a fire had broken out. Scrap work was being done here," Mandar said.

Firefighting operations were immediately launched, with multiple teams deployed to contain the flames.

"7 fire tenders have been deployed. The fire has been extinguis...