Fire Broke Out at Galaxy Plaza, Gaur Avenue 1 Greater Noida, People Jump From 3rd Floor To Save Life

On Thursday around noon, a large fire at a retail center in Greater Noida West caused five injuries. Videos of people leaping from as high as the third story in an attempt to safeguard their lives became viral. A housing society in Greater Noida West called Gaur City 1 has a mall there with many stores, food courts, restaurants, a gym, etc. The third story is where the fire reportedly started. One guy can be heard yelling “kud ja, kud ja” (jump) in one of the viral videos before someone leaps amid an upheaval.

#Watch Dramatic visuals Fire broke out on the third floor of galaxy plaza, gaur avenue 1, #GreaterNoida. People saved their lives by jumping from the building. @noidapolice pic.twitter.com/pAFL7KySYR

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DCP Praises The Locals Of Greater Noida

Anil Kumar Yadav, the DCP for Central Noida, commended the community members’ presence of mind in placing cushions on the ground to lessen harm to those who leaped off the complex. Around 1 pm, according to Gautam Budh Nagar’s chief fire officer Pradeep Kumar Chaubey, a fire started on the third floor of the Galaxy Plaza building in Sector 4 in Greater Noida West.

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“Five fire tenders were rushed to the spot as soon as we received information about the fire. Five people were injured, of which three were admitted to hospital,” he added.

Anil Rajpoot is a house officer at the Bisrakh police station. He claimed that two persons were hurt when they leaped from the third story to escape the fire. Anil Kumar Yadav, the deputy commissioner of police for Central Noida, said that residents gave those attempting jumps pillows to sit on.

“Due to the presence of mind of the locals in the area, the two people who were jumping from the third floor did not receive serious injuries as cushions were placed before they jumped. The work of the locals during the fire incident is commendable,” he stated.

“The third person admitted to the hospital suffered minor burns. All the injured people are stable, and there is no loss of life,” according to Rajpoot. According to Chaubey, the fire initially started due to a short circuit. In approximately 20 minutes, firefighters put out the fire.