Greater Noida: Three men were charred to death after a fire broke out at a sofa factory in Greater Noida’s Beta 2 locality on Tuesday morning, said officials, adding that an initial probe indicated gas leakage in an LPG cylinder while cooking led to the blaze.

A fire at a Greater Noida furniture factory claimed the lives of three workers early Tuesday. The victims, Gulfam, Mazhar Alam, and Dilshad, were aged 23 to 29.

Soon after receiving information about the incident, local police and fire department teams immediately rushed to the spot and managed to control the fire after much effort.

The deceased have been identified as Gulfam, 23, a native of Mathura; Majhar Alam, 29, and Dilshad, who hailed from Bihar.

Three workers were killed in a fire in a furniture factory in Greater Noida Tuesday morning. Ashok Kumar, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, Greater Noida, they were alerted about the fire at around 8.15 am in the Beta2 area of Greater Noida.

NOIDA: Three workers died in a fire that broke out in a furniture factory in Greater Noida early Tuesday, police said. Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Greater Noida) Ashok Kumar Sharma said the fire was reported around 8:15 am from the factory located in the Site 4 area under the Beta 2 police station limits.