UP: Tragic fire claims lives of three workers at Greater Noida furniture factory

Three workers were killed in a fire that broke out at a furniture factory in Greater Noida on Tuesday.

As reported by PTI Quoting Ashok Kumar Sharma, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Greater Noida), stated that the fire was reported around 8.15 am from the factory in Site 4 area, within the jurisdiction of Beta 2 police station.

“On receiving the information, local police and fire teams immediately reached the spot and the fire was brought under control by the fire brigade,” Sharma said.

The officer said three people working at the factory died in the fire and the bodies have been sent for post-mortem.

The dead were identified as Gulfam, 23, Mazhar Alam, 29, and Dilshad, 24.

Gulfam was from Mathura district while Alam and Dilshad both belonged to Bihar, police said.

Sharma said efforts are on to determine the cause of the fire.