Ghaziabad, April 4 -- A massive fire broke out near the Raj Bagh Metro station in Sahibabad on Thursday afternoon, destroying at least six trucks. Thanks to the swift response of the fire department, 29 other trucks were saved just in time. Fire officials said it took 10 fire tenders more than two and a half hours of relentless effort to extinguish the blaze and confirmed that no injuries were reported.

The area alongside GT Road houses several offices and loading zones of private transport firms, with trucks typically parked along the roadside, fire officials said.

The fire department received an alert at 1.04pm and immediately dispatched a fire tender to the scene. However, as the flames spread, additional tenders were rushed in from ...