Greater Noida: People jump off as fire engulfs shopping complex
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A massive fire broke out at the Galaxy Plaza shopping complex in Greater Noida on Thursday afternoon.
According to reports, the cause of the fire was suspected to be an electrical short circuit.
Multiple clips surfaced on social media showing people hanging from the third-floor windows and eventually jumping off the building to save themselves.
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Watch: Man jumps off to escape fire
Man falls from multi-storey complex in order to escape fire, smoke inside the building in Greater Noida (West) aka Noida Extension@noidapolice @Uppolice pic.twitter.com/jciSidkd63
— Kishor Dwivedi (@Kishor__Dwivedi) July 13, 2023
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Five people injured in incident
A police official said that five tenders were rushed to the scene, and the fire was doused.
No casualties were reported during the incident, the official added.
The official further stated that five people were injured in the incident. Of these, three were undergoing treatment at a local hospital.