35 hurt, one critical after fire breaks out at Noida factory

A fire broke out at an electric meter manufacturing factory in Sector 4 on Thursday (March 12, 2026) morning, leaving 26 people injured, police said.

The injured were among nearly 240 workers who were trapped inside the factory, Capital Power System Limited, in the Phase 1 police station area when the fire broke out. Rescue teams broke windows to evacuate them, police said.

Nearly 20 fire tenders are at the spot to control the blaze, they said.

The cause of the fire was not immediately known.