Noida, May 22 -- A massive fire broke out at the plywood godown in Noida's Sector 67 on Wednesday afternoon, fire and rescue department officials said, adding that the blaze was controlled after three hours of continuous effort and one person was rescued from the burning building.

"On Wednesday, around 12.30pm, the fire control room received information from a worker that a fire has started at a plywood godown in Sector 67," said Yogendra Prasad, fire officer, Phase 3.

"On getting information, as many as eight fire tenders were rushed to the spot and managed to extinguish the fire after three hours of efforts," he said, adding that the a short-circuit in the electrical panel is suspected to have triggered the fire.

"The fire broke out ...