India, May 21 -- A fire broke out at a 9th-floor flat in a high-rise following a short circuit in a fridge in Greater Noida's Dankaur on Wednesday afternoon, said fire officials, adding that no casualties were reported.

"On Wednesday at 4.53 pm, the fire control room was alerted by a local resident that a fire had broken out at the Supertech Upcountry society in Greater Noida's Dankaur," said Jitendra Kumar, fire officer, Ecotech-1.

"Two fire tenders were rushed to the spot. However, by the time we reached, the fire had already been contained by the society's security guard using the firefighting system installed in the high-rise," he added.

Fire officials said an investigation revealed that a short-circuit occurred in a fridge install...