2 firefighters killed after wall collapses during Noida chip factory fire

A fire at ILGIM's PCB chip manufacturing unit in Greater Noida turned deadly after a wall and iron beam collapsed on firefighters. The accident left two personnel dead and injured three others.

In Short

• Blaze erupted around 3 am at ILGIM's Ecotech 3 manufacturing facility
• At least six fire brigade vehicles were rushed for emergency response
• A side wall and iron beam gave way during firefighting operations

A fire at an electronic chip manufacturingunit in Greater Noida early Tuesday claimed the lives of two firefighters aftera wall and an iron beam collapsed and struck them, police said.

The blaze broke out around 3 am at ILGIM, aprivate company that manufactures PCB chips, in the Ecotech 3 area. Accordingto news agency PTI, at least six fire brigade vehicles were rushed to thescene. Firefighters brought the fire under control, but suddenly, a part of thebuilding gave way.

Police said a side wall and an iron beamcollapsed while fire personnel were battling the blaze, seriously injuring fivefirefighters: Chief Constable Driver Rajpal Singh, Fireman Manish Kumar, ChiefConstable Driver Tirathpal Singh, Fireman Amit Kumar and Fireman Rohit Yadav.

All five were rushed to a hospital, wheredoctors declared Rohit Yadav and Tirathpal Singh dead during treatment. Theremaining three firefighters are out of danger, police said.

Police said officers and teams from theState Disaster Response Force remain at the site.

The cause of the fire was not immediatelyknown. An investigation is in progress.

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Inputs by Arun Tyagi