Overview
- Firefighters in Greater Noida brought a late-night blaze at the Shahberi furniture market under control on Friday after deploying 8–10 tenders, and no injuries were reported.
- The fire that began in one shop around 10:20 pm spread through the tight cluster, and the chief fire officer later said eight shops were gutted.
- Police evacuated nearby homes, pushed back crowds and sealed the area as thick smoke slowed traffic around Crossings Republik Road.
- Crews said wood, foam and polish chemicals stored in the shops acted as fuel, which made the flames race and the heat hard to beat.
- Investigators launched a technical inquiry into the cause, with a suspected short circuit under review in a district that has already logged 150 fires this year through April.