A major fire breaks out at an electronic chip manufacturing facility in Noida, in the early hours of Monday, prompting firefighting teams to respond, police and reporting outlets say. The blaze occurs at the ILGIM company (also described as a chip unit in Noida/Ecotech 3 area). Fire service personnel work to control the flames, but during the rescue and firefighting operation, a wall inside the building collapses. A separate structural element, an iron beam, also collapses, according to a spokesperson and police accounts. As a result of the collapse, two firefighters die on site, identified in one report as Tirthpal Singh and Rohit Yadav. Three additional firefighters are injured, with reporting indicating their condition is stable. Police say the incident triggers deployment of local fire teams and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) at the scene. Authorities continue with further legal proceedings following the incident.
Two firefighters die as blaze breaks out at Noida electronic chip unit
A major fire breaks out at an electronic chip manufacturing facility in Noida, in the early hours of Monday, prompting firefighting teams to respond, police and reporting outlets say. The blaze occurs...
- A fire breaks out at an electronic chip manufacturing unit in Noida on the night of August 3–4.
- Two firefighters die during firefighting/rescue operations at the site.
- Three other firefighters are injured.
- Reports say a wall and an iron beam collapse while personnel attempt to douse the blaze.
- Police and the SDRF are present, and authorities move ahead with legal proceedings.
Noida: A massive fire broke out at an electronic chip manufacturing company in Greater Noida late on the intervening night of August 3 and 4, leading to the death of two firefighters and leaving three others injured, police said.#WATCH | Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh | Two Fire personnel died after a wall collapsed during a fire rescue operation in Ecotech 3 PS limitsDCP Central Noida Shailendra Kumar Singh says, "A fire broke out in an electronics chip manufacturing company last night. On receiving the… pic.twitter.com/xgNN71T6rK— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) August 4, 2026 DCP Central Noida Shailendra Kumar Singh said, "A fire broke out in an electronics chip manufacturing company last night. On receiving the information, fire teams reached the site. During firefighting, a wall of the building and an iron beam collapsed, which resulted in the death of Fire personnel Tirthpal Singh and Rohit Yadav. Three Fire Service personnel were injured in the incident."The condition of the remaining three injured personnel was stable, the police said.The police officials and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) team are present at the site, and further legal proceedings are underway.(Except for the headline, this article has not been edited by FPJ's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)
6 hours agoThe firefighters were attempting to douse the blaze when a wall and an iron beam inside the factory suddenly collapsed, injuring five of them, the spokesperson said.
7 hours agoIn the dead of night on Monday, a severe fire broke out at an electronic chip manufacturing facility in Noida, resulting in the heartbreaking loss of two firefighters' lives. These heroes were working tirelessly to extinguish the fire at the ILGIM company when disaster struck, causing injuries to three more when structural elements collapsed.
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