India, March 29 -- Greater Noida

A fire broke out at a four-storey paying guest (PG) accommodation for women at Knowledge Park 2, Greater Noida on Thursday evening after the compressor of an air conditioner installed at a second-floor room exploded, police and fire officials said.

"On Thursday, around 5.24 pm, locals alerted fire officials that a fire had broken out at a women's PG in Knowledge Park 2. Two fire tenders were dispatched, and the fire was controlled within an hour. By the time we arrived, locals had already begun rescue operations," Knowledge Park fire officer Vinod Pandey said.

Gautam Budh Nagar chief fire officer Pradeep Kumar Chaubey said there were 60 women in the building when the fire broke out. "The fire was contro...