Overview
- An early-morning blaze erupted at Capital Power System Limited in Noida’s Sector 4, a manufacturer of electric meters.
- Firefighters deployed more than 30 tenders, foam units and hydraulic platforms, breaking windows to reach people trapped in heavy smoke.
- Roughly 240–250 night-shift workers were evacuated and taken to the district hospital for treatment.
- Injury tallies reported by outlets range from about two dozen to 35, with one person reported critical and several treated in ICUs or for fractures after jumping from upper floors.
- Officials say the cause is under investigation with a short-circuit suspected, and they are assessing whether exits and the installed fire-safety systems functioned as intended; crews worked through the evening to prevent flare-ups.