A fire at a mall in Greater Noida West on Friday morning, the second such incident in the area in two days, has put the spotlight on fire safety ahead of Diwali, prompting the fire department to step up its preparedness across Gautam Budh Nagar.
The blaze, reportedly caused by a short circuit in decorative LED lights around an artificial tree on the ground floor of the mall in Gaur City 2, triggered panic among shoppers and shopkeepers but was extinguished before it could spread, with no injuries reported.
Ecotech 3 fire officer Ajay Kumar said, “The fire was doused by the mall staff, and no alert was made to the emergency helpline.”
“We have conducted a mock drill and instructed mall security personnel to remain alert and immediately inform emergency services in case of any such incident,” an official said.
