Ghaziabad: A fire suddenly broke out late at night at the Punjab National Bank branch located near the Rafikabad cut within the jurisdiction of the Masuri police station.
ACP Masuri Sunil Kumar stated that around 11:10 PM on Friday, August 28, a local resident named Athar Chaudhary informed the police after seeing smoke rising from the bank premises. Upon receiving the information, PRV 8149 and Masuri Station House Officer (SHO) Harendr Malik immediately rushed to the scene with a police team.
Upon seeing thick smoke billowing from the bank, the police immediately alerted the fire brigade and informed the bank manager.
When the main gate was opened, the branch was found filled with dense smoke. Two fire tenders arrived at the site and, after half an hour of effort, successfully brought the fire under complete control.
More details will be released soon.
