India, Aug. 21 -- Five people were rescued after a massive fire broke out at a gym in Greater Noida's Sector 1 on Thursday morning, fire officials said, adding that it took them three hours to fully extinguish the blaze but there were no casualties.

According to officials, a local resident alerted the fire control room about a fire at a gym on the second floor of a two-storeyed building in Sector 1. Five fire engines were rushed to the spot and it was found that five people were stuck on the terrace.

"As the fire broke out, many people working out in the gym left the premises, but five of them rushed to the terrace. Due to heavy smoke at the exit, they were trapped. But we rescued them safely and controlled the fire within an hour," sai...