Man charred as banquet hall catches fire in Noida

A 25-year-old man was charred after a two-storey banquet hall caught fire in Sector 74, Noida early Wednesday morning, police said.

The deceased has been identified as Parvindar, who goes by a single name and hails from Kasampur Kheri village in Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh, police said, adding that he worked as an electrician at a banquet hall and stayed on the premises.

“Around 3 am on Wednesday, the police control room received an alert that a banquet hall in Sector 74 had caught fire. On receiving information, a team of police rushed to the spot and the fire brigade was immediately alerted,” Noida Deputy Commissioner said. of police said Ram Badan Singh.

The DCP said, “Within 15-20 minutes, firefighters from nearby fire stations rushed to the spot and managed to douse the fire. When firefighters and police inspected the banquet hall, a man was found charred to death.”

An official said, “Parvindar was sleeping in a room on the first floor behind the banquet hall. He was alone when the incident occurred. Personal Security Officer (PSO) Jitendra Kumar, 55, a retired army man, was sleeping on the ground floor when the fire broke out. He managed to escape.”

“Prima facie, it appears that the fire was caused by an electrical short circuit on the ground floor,” said a police officer.