Noida, Oct 21 (PTI) Twenty-six incidents of fire were reported in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddha Nagar district in the past 24 hours, but there were no casualties, an official said on Tuesday.

Pradeep Kumar Choubey, Chief Fire Officer (CFO) of Gautam Buddha Nagar, said that these fire incidents were reported from residences, shops, factories, vehicles, and slums.

“A total of 26 fire incidents occurred in various areas of the district during the 24 hours between October 20 and 21 during Diwali,” Choubey said.

The CFO said the firefighting teams arrived promptly and controlled each fire.

“The major fire incidents occurred in the areas of Fire Station Phase-1, Phase-2, Phase-3, Ecotech-1, Ecotech-3, Greater Noida, Knowledge Park, Gaur City Unit, and Sector-58,” he added.

“There was no cas

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