Blaze engulfs 5 roadside outlets in Noida; 1 dead
NOIDA, Oct. 25 -- A 26-year-old man died in a blaze that erupted at a makeshift roadside food outlet in Raipur village, Sector 126, Noida, on Saturday afternoon and spread to four neighbouring shops. Police suspect that the fire broke out due to welding work being undertaken in one of the shops, but said probe is underway to establish the cause.
The deceased was identified as Sahil Sharma, who was found unconscious during firefighting operations. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival, an officer said, with suffocation from inhaling smoke the likely cause of death.
Police said they received the fire alert around 1.30pm. "The fire department was alerted, with firefighters arriving by 1.40 pm," said Sum...
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