India, May 26 -- As many as 40 shanties were gutted in a fire after a massive blaze broke out in Greater Noida's Kherli Hafizpur on Monday morning, fire officials said, adding that no casualties were reported.

"On Monday, around 10:40 am, the fire control room was alerted by a local resident that a fire had broken out in shanties in Kherli Hafizpur area of Greater Noida's Dankaur," said Pradeep Chaubey, chief fire officer (CFO), Gautam Budh Nagar.

"Five fire tenders from Greater Noida and one from Sikandrabad were rushed to the spot," he added

On reaching the spot, fire officials found around 30 to 40 nearby shanties engulfed in flames. "The fire was finally brought under control after an hour," the officials said.

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