Sahibabad, Oct. 25 -- A late-night fire which broke out in a flat in Sahibabad on late Friday night, left a woman and a young girl unconscious and hospitalised, said Ghaziabad Chief Fire Officer (CFO) Rahul Pal.

According to the CFO, the incident occurred around 2:00 am, when the Sahibabad Fire Station received an emergency call reporting the blaze.

"A fire engine was immediately dispatched from the Sahibabad fire station. Upon arrival, they found the flat on fire and the door locked from the inside. After breaking down the door and entering the flat, they discovered the fire had started in the refrigerator's compressor. The house was filled with smoke," Pal said.

Firefighting operations were immediately initiated. During a search of t...