India, June 30 -- A massive fire broke out on the 21st floor of a high-rise building in Noida's Sector 119 on Monday morning following a blast in the indoor unit of an air conditioner (AC), said officials, adding that the blaze caused extensive damage to the property but no casualties were reported.

Investigation found that a man and his daughter were inside the flat when the AC blasted in the daughter's room who was asleep. The family tried to douse the fire but when they failed, they vacated the flat and called the emergency helpline on 112.

"The fire control room was informed around 8.50am that a fire had broken out at a high-rise building in Sector 119," said Pradeep Kumar Chaubey, chief fire officer, Gautam Budh Nagar, told HT.

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