India, June 5 -- A major fire broke out in a flat on the 12th floor of a high-rise tower in Noida on June 5, adding to a string of recent fire incidents in the National Capital Region.

Hindustan Times quoted Pradeep Kumar, Chief Fire Officer, Gautam Buddh Nagar, as saying that "Due to the presence of firefighting equipment within the building, our vehicles were not required for firefighting operations. Firefighters wearing specialised suits and breathing apparatus entered the affected flats and completely doused the fire. The fire was likely caused by a short circuit in an air conditioner."

The incident comes just hours after the Delhi's Malviya Nagar hotel fire that claimed 21 lives and barely two weeks after another blaze erupted on t...